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Create AccountWilliam Adelman served in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during the Second World War.
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William Thompson served in the infantry during the Korean War.
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William Sheppard served in the artillery during the Second World War.
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William Heron served in the Second World War with the 1st Battalion of The Canadian Scottish Regiment.
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William DiMaurizio served in Korea with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal 22e Régiment, and was at the Battle of Hill 355. He had previously served in the Second World War with the Merchant Navy, and an interview on these experiences is also available.
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Allan Robert Peter Al Notman served in the army in the 7th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment during the Second World War. Read and listen to Allan Notman’s testimony below.
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Alice Margaret Dalseg Kenny was part of the British Women's Land Army in the Second World War. Read and listen to Alice Kenny’s testimony below.
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Alice Marie Samuel Petit was in the army during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alice Petit’s testimony below.
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Alfred Victor Stevens was in the army during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alfred Stevens’ testimony below.
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Allan Langille was in the 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery during the Second World War. Read and listen to Allan Langille’s testimony below.
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Allan Gordon McPhail served in the army in the Royal Regiment of Canada during the Second World War. Read and listen to Allan McPhail’s testimony below.
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Alfred George Sellers was a tank operator in the Second World War. Read and listen to Alfred Sellers’s testimony below.
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Walter Patterson, army officer, landowner, first British governor of St. John’s Island [Prince Edward Island] (born c. 1735 near Rathmelton, County Donegal, Ireland; died 6 September 1798 in London, England). Patterson served with the British army in North America during the Seven Years’ War. In 1770, he was sworn in as the first British governor of St. John’s Island (renamed Prince Edward Island in 1799). His time as governor was marked by land speculation and political uproar.
"And that took two or three weeks and the day came for the first jump. Nobody slept very much the night before, I’ll tell you that. Pretty exciting."
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James Munroe Franklin, First World War soldier (born 12 October 1899 in Whitaker, Mississippi; died 8 October 1916 in France). Franklin, a private in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), was one of the first Black Canadians killed in action in the First World War. Franklin served in the 76th and 4th Battalions and was killed during the Battle of the Ancre Heights, part of the Battle of the Somme.
Harjit Singh Sajjan, PC, OMM, MSM, CD, soldier, policeman, politician, Minister of National Defence 2015–21, Minister of International Development 2021–present (born 6 September 1970, in Bombeli, Hoshiarpur, India). Harjit Sajjan enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces at age 19 and joined the Vancouver Police Department in 1999. He served for 11 years and became a detective. He also served three tours of duty in Afghanistan, where he was hailed as Canada’s “best single intelligence asset.” Sajjan rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and became the first Sikh Canadian to command an Armed Forces regiment. He was elected as a Liberal MP for Vancouver South in 2015. He was Minister of National Defence for nearly six years — one of the longest tenures in the country’s history. He has been Minister of International Development since 2021.
Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson, KCB, first commanding officer of the 1st Canadian Division (October 1914–September 1915) and of the Canadian Corps (September 1915–May 1916), army officer, author (born 8 April 1859 in Capel St Mary, England; died 14 December 1927 in Lowestoft, England).
The Canadian Rangers are a unique organization within the Armed Forces, created to provide a paramilitary presence in the North and in other remote areas made up of mainly local Indigenous populations. The current number of Canadian Rangers in 2021 is roughly 5,000.
