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Arthur Philip Fraser (Primary Source)
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Arthur Philip Fraser (Primary Source)

"So we landed and when I jump off the boat and look around, and I saw so many dead soldiers or wounded, I was really surprised to see that."

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Albert Wallace (Primary Source)
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Albert Wallace (Primary Source)

Albert Wallace served in the Air Force and was a prisoner of war during the Second World War. Read and listen to Albert Wallce’s testimony below. 

 

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Alex Colville (Primary Source)
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Alex Colville (Primary Source)

Alex Colville was an artist in the Second World War. Read and listen to Alex Colville’s testimony below. 

 

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Allen David Snotty Griffith (Primary Source)
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Allen David Snotty Griffith (Primary Source)

Allan David Snotty Griffith served as a submarine operator during the Second World War. Read and listen to Allan Griffith’s testimony below. 


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Alan Lawrence (Primary Source)
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Alan Lawrence (Primary Source)

Alan Lawrence served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. 

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Ron Beal (Primary Source)
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Ron Beal (Primary Source)

During the Second World War, Ron Beal and his regiment were taken as prisoners of war by the Germans after the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

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William Mills (Primary Source)
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William Mills (Primary Source)

After being shot down on a bombing raid and interned as a Prisoner of War, William Mills began a letter exchange with a woman who would later become his wife.

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Wilson (Howard) Howard Large (Primary Source)
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Wilson (Howard) Howard Large (Primary Source)

Howard Large recounts his experience of the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

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Wladyslaw Pasaj (Primary Source)
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Wladyslaw Pasaj (Primary Source)

Wladyslaw Pasaj served in the Polish Forces during the Second World War.

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