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During the Korean War, Alex Sim served as platoon sergeant, reconnaissance platoon, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment. 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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"It was all equal while we were in the army. The big mess up was on discharge." Alex van Bibber served in the army during the Second World War.See below for Mr. van Bibber'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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Alexander Allan Sandy Scott served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alexander Scott’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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Alexander Bramson served in the navy during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alexander Bramson’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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On a top secret mission, Alexander Burton and the other sailors aboard the cable ship CS John W Mackay spent three weeks stealing enemy communication cables laying on the bottom of the ocean. Despite operating in an area known for enemy submarine activity, the ship completed its task but Burton and his colleagues were unable to talk about their duties until after the war.Alexander Burton served in the navy during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alexander Burton's testimony below. Memory Project
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In 2009, The Memory Project interviewed Alexander Hall, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Hall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1921, and enlisted in the Royal Navy in January 1940 at the age of 19, receiving his training in England. He was soon promoted to the rank of leading seaman. In this testimony, Hall talks about some of his missions during the war, such as travelling to Russia, Halifax, and Norway. He describes his involvement in Operation Claymore, a joint British/Norwegian commando raid tasked with blowing up fish oil factories; they returned to England with volunteers for the “Free Norwegian Forces”. He also describes doing escort duty on a ship which sank in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as participating in the (aborted) commando raid of Bayonne. Hall immigrated to Canada in 1946. 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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Alexander Knox Sandy Paton served in the army during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alexander Paton’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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"I was sent out to just check on lines. And this covering of artillery shells of all sizes going over, made for a very eerie and disquieting, but comforting, sound" See below for Mr. Esdon'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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Alexandre Doucette served in the army during the Korean War. Read and listen to Alexandre Doucette’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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Alexandre Sexton served in the army during the Korean War. Read and listen to Alexandre Sexton'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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Alfred Alfie Brenner served in the Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alfred Brenner’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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During the Second World War, Alfred Babin was an ambulance driver with The Royal Rifles of Canada at the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941. 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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Alfred Bunts Carpenter served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alfred Carpenter’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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Alfred Cassidy served as a radar mechanic in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alfred Cassidy’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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Alfred George Sellers served as a tank operator during the Second World War. Read and listen to Alfred Sellers’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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