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  • Memory Project Archive

    Olive Henderson (Primary Source)

    "I tell this to anybody, they laugh and say, overseas, you went to Newfoundland? I said, yes. Because it wasn’t part of Canada then." See below for Mrs Henderson'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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/OliveHenderson/909_538.jpg Olive Henderson (Primary Source)

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    Olive May Peat (née Matthews) (Primary Source)

    "A lot of us, it was getting out of doing housework for $5 a month. That was the truth. That’s what we did. We worked for $5 a month and got Wednesday afternoon off" See below for Mrs. Peat'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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/OliveMayPeat/307_original.jpg Olive May Peat (née Matthews) (Primary Source)

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    Origène Poulin (Primary Source)

    Origène Poulin was a conscripted French-Canadian soldier who was sent to the Aleutian Islands with an American-Canadian expedition during the Second World War. After landing on the island of Kiska, he spent seven months facing extreme wind, snow, fog and rain. Listen as Poulin explains the conditions on Kiska and his training. See below for Mr. Poulin'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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/OrigenePoulin/14049_538.jpg Origène Poulin (Primary Source)

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    Oscar Fiteni (Primary Source)

    TranscriptWhen the war was declared in 1939, the British community in Egypt decided to form a kind of home guard. The home guard as such was based on a camp, a military camp which was then manned by a British regiment. I got in, I got my commission on the 9th of January, as a Second Lieutenant and I joined that day, I joined the camp, which was nine kilometers south of the pyramids. We...

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2480_original.jpg Oscar Fiteni (Primary Source)

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    Patricia Delphine Large Cameron (Primary Source)

    Patricia Delphine Large Cameron served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to Patricia Delphine Large 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/6581_original.jpg Patricia Delphine Large Cameron (Primary Source)

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    Patricia “Pat” Collins (Primary Source)

    "I particularly remember the horror of the first pictures of the infamous Nazi Concentration Camp at Bergen-Belsen." See below for Mrs. Collins' 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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/PatriciaPatCollins/6661_538.jpg Patricia “Pat” Collins (Primary Source)

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    Patrick Doucet (Primary Source)

    Patrick Doucet served in the Royal Canadian Navy and fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and the hunt for German U-boats. 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/10162_original.jpg Patrick Doucet (Primary Source)

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    Patrick Reidy (Primary Source)

    "I participated in some of the now-famous battles – the Battle of Normandy, the Falaise Gap, the Scheldt, the Battle of the Rhineland and the crossing of the Rhine River…" See below for Mr. Reidy'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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/PatrickReidy/8516_538.jpg Patrick Reidy (Primary Source)

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    Paul Bender (Primary Source)

    Mr. Paul Bender is a British-born veteran who served between 1943 and 1945 as an apprentice with the British Merchant Navy. Having participated in 25 sea convoys, Mr. Bender recalls different incidents that happened at sea while facing German U-boats. 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/13466_original.jpg Paul Bender (Primary Source)

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    Paul de Villers (Primary Source)

    "It's thanks to all the seamen of the wartime navy and of the merchant navy, and to the airmen, who fought off enemy submarines and aircraft, that the worst outcome was avoided." See below for Mr. de Viller'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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/PauldeVillers/6571_original.jpg Paul de Villers (Primary Source)

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    Paul Dumaine (Primary Source)

    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/mpsb/Paul-Dumaine/2208_original.jpg Paul Dumaine (Primary Source)

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    Paul Lup Chan (Primary Source)

    Paul Lup Chan served 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/mpsb/Paul-Lup-Chan/2762_original.jpg Paul Lup Chan (Primary Source)

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    Paul Tomelin (Primary Source)

    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/MemoryProject/PaulTomelin/14579_original.jpg Paul Tomelin (Primary Source)

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    Pawel Lojko (Primary Source)

    Pawel Lojko served in the Polish Army during the Second World War. See his full 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://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Pawel Lojko (Primary Source)

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    Pawel "Paul" Koczula (Primary Source)

    Pawel "Paul" Koczula served in Polish Independent Highland Brigade 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/7342_original.jpg Pawel "Paul" Koczula (Primary Source)