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Memory Project Archive
Ethel Rowell (Primary Source)
"You just automatically went to your boat station to find out what was going to happen next, so then when the abandon ship order came through, well, we got into our lifeboat." See below for Mrs. Rowell's entire testimony. 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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Grace Breau-Theriault (Primary Source)
"We were a casualty clearing station on D Day. So we had boys back from the battlefield the same day." See below for Ms. Breau-Theriault's entire testimony. 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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Helen Arbuthnot (Primary Source)
Helen Fitzgerald Arbuthnot, a Nursing Sister that served in England and in Italy. When we arrived in Alton after landing in Scotland... and then train trip right across the countryside and then down into Hants, England, we were billeted out with English families. I was rather upset at that point. I hated going into a new home and not knowing the people too well. But it all turned out great. We worked very hard. Never...
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Ida Ferguson (Primary Source)
See below for Ms. Ferguson's entire testimony. 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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Ina McGregor (Primary Source)
Ina McGregor was born in Fort William Ontario and trained as a pharmacist. In 1943 she joined the Canadian Red Cross Corps and in January 1945 was sent to England, where she worked in convalescent hospitals until 1947. In 1952 she went to Japan and Korea on a one-year contract with the Canadian Red Cross. 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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Jean-Louis Blais (Primary Source)
"Panmunjom remains and it’s the same contract. Go sign a contract every three or six months, make an agreement that will ensure the peace." See below for Mr. Blais' entire testimony. 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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Jean-Louis Blais (Primary Source)
The testimony of Mr. Blais has not been translated in English yet. Please consult the French version. 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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Memory Project Archive
John Roberts (Primary Source)
John Roberts felt called to serve in the Medical Corps. Moving with Canadian troops through Sicily and Italy, Roberts was posted to the 9th Field Ambulance and recalls his duties tending to the wounded and dying.
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June Barron (Primary Source)
During the Korean War, June Barron served as a nurse with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps at Number 25 Field Dressing Station.
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Memory Project Archive
Leslie Pike (Primary Source)
Leslie (Les) Pike served as a private in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) with 25 Field Ambulance. He arrived with the unit in Korea in May 1951 and returned with it to Canada in May 1952. He retired from the army as a Sergeant after 6 years’ service.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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Lionel Bourboing (Primary Source)
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Margaret Guildford (née Bartlett) (Primary Source)
"Then we started receiving the people from the concentration camps, and that was horrible. The army had to go in and rescue them because there must have been a camp near our hospital" See below for Mrs. Guildford's entire testimony. 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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Memory Project Archive
Morris Pearlman (Primary Source)
Morris Pearlman was a captain in the Royal Canadian Dental Corps during the Second World War. He served in various prisoner of war camps in Canada. Learn how Pearlman, a Jewish dental officer, set aside resentment and hostility as he treated German POWs. 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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Nesta Bass (Primary Source)
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Phillip Leigh (Primary Source)
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