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  • Memory Project Archive

    Al Swance (Primary Source)

    Al Swance served in the navy during the Second World War. Read and listen to Al Swance’s testimony below.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/3459_original.jpg Al Swance (Primary Source)
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    Al Trotter (Primary Source)

    Al Trotter (1923-2011) served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, under the aegis of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command. He flew 44 operations before his aircraft was shot down in August 1944 and Trotter spent the rest of the war in Europe in German prisoner of war camps. In this excerpt, Trotter discusses the 2 December 1943 bombing mission against Berlin, in which he was part of 101 Squadron, RAF stationed at Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire, England. For more on Al Trotter's story, see Leslie Trotter Zwingli and Lt. Colonel Elmer John (Al) Trotter, DFC, DFM, CD, CM (retired), Against the Odds (Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2009). Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/14709_original.jpg Al Trotter (Primary Source)
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    Al W. Armstrong (Primary Source)

    Al W. Armstrong served in the army during the Second World War. Read and listen to Al W. Armstrong’s testimony below.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/10032_original.jpg Al W. Armstrong (Primary Source)
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    Alan Alexander Kay (Primary Source)

    Alan Alexander Kay served with the Royal Indian Army Engineers in the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Alexander Kay's testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/4649_original.jpg Alan Alexander Kay (Primary Source)
  • Memory Project Archive

    Alan Barker (Primary Source)

    Alan Barker served in the British Army during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Barker’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/12819_original.jpg Alan Barker (Primary Source)
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    Alan Cameron (Primary Source)

    Alan Cameron was a soldier in the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Cameron’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/10891_original.jpg Alan Cameron (Primary Source)
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    Alan Edgar "Blacky" Blackwell (Primary Source)

    Alan Edgar "Blacky" Blackwell served in the army during the Vietnam War. Read and listen to Alan Edgar Blacky Blackwell’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2900_original.jpg Alan Edgar "Blacky" Blackwell (Primary Source)
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    Alan Freeman (Primary Source)

    Alan Freeman served in the army during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Freeman’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/4088_original.jpg Alan Freeman (Primary Source)
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    Alan Henry Sunley (Primary Source)

    Alan Henry Sunley served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Henry Sunley's testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2828_original.jpg Alan Henry Sunley (Primary Source)
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    Alan Lawrence (Primary Source)

    Alan Lawrence served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.  Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/7225_original.jpg Alan Lawrence (Primary Source)
  • Memory Project Archive

    Alan May (Primary Source)

    Alan May was in the Merchant Navy in the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan May’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/1341_600.jpg Alan May (Primary Source)
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    Alan Robertson (Primary Source)

    Alan Robertson served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Robertson’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/1360_600.jpg Alan Robertson (Primary Source)
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    Alan Shard (Primary Source)

    Alan Shard served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Shard’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/6500_original.jpg Alan Shard (Primary Source)
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    Alan Shaw (Primary Source)

    Alan Shaw served in the army during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Shaw’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/4887_original.jpg Alan Shaw (Primary Source)
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    Alan Sutherland (Primary Source)

    Alan Sutherland served as a signalman in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alan Sutherland’s testimony below. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/16380_original.jpg Alan Sutherland (Primary Source)