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    Ruth Bergstrom (Primary Source)

    In the summer of 1942, Ruth Bergstrom joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) and was a member of the first group of CWACs trained at Vermilion, Alberta. She was then posted to National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario in a clerical position at Headquarters, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. By the end of the Second World War, she ended up as staff sergeant in the classified message centre. 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/16211_original.jpg Ruth Bergstrom (Primary Source)

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    Ruth Elizabeth Jackie Hurley (Primary Source)

    Ruth Hurley served in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps 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/2531_original.jpg Ruth Elizabeth Jackie Hurley (Primary Source)

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    Ruth Harrison (Primary Source)

    Ruth Harrison served as a Nursing Sister 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/834_600.jpg Ruth Harrison (Primary Source)

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    Ruth Muggeridge (Primary Source)

    "I was in the burn ward, and we got mostly the Armoured Corps. boys. Our patients I must say were wonderful young men, and they were so grateful for anything we were able to do for them." See below for Mrs. Muggeridge'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/RuthMuggeridge/15840_original.jpg Ruth Muggeridge (Primary Source)

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    Ruth Shirley Johnson Lavers (Primary Source)

    Ruth Shirley Johnson served as a dietitian in the Canadian Army Medical Corps 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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    Sadie Watts (Primary Source)

    Sadie Watts served in the Canadian Women's Army Corps 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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    Sam Doggart (Primary Source)

    Sam Doggart served in the Canadian Armoured Corps 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/7668_600.jpg Sam Doggart (Primary Source)

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    Sam Ross (Primary Source)

    Sam Ross served in the Second Canadian Infantry Division of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry 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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    Samuel Hearns (Primary Source)

    See below for Mr. Hearn'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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    Sandra Perron (Primary Source)

    Sandra Perron was a captain in the Royal 22e Régiment of the Canadian Forces. She served on peacekeeping missions overseas. Perron completed two tours in former Yugoslavia where she helped many displaced Bosnian children find shelter and much needed care. Listen to Perron’s story as she details her experiences as a Canadian Peacekeeper. 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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    Sidney Albert Appleyard (Primary Source)

    "Some of us in headquarters went into and checked the weights of these German soldiers when they were captured. There was none that lost any weight." See below for Mr. Appleyard'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/SidneyAlbertAppleyard/1209_538.jpg Sidney Albert Appleyard (Primary Source)

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    Stanley “Sam” Carr (Primary Source)

    "So I went out and I found a chap crawling along a pathway and his name was [Gordon] Manktelow, and I got to him and he had been stabbed 26 times all over - you could see where the marks were, with his own bayonet on his own rifle." See below for Mr. Carr'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/StanleySamCarr/13540_538.jpg Stanley “Sam” Carr (Primary Source)

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    Stuart Ogilvie (Primary Source)

    "I was able to find an old German from the First [World] War, he was a first war veteran and I told him it was over and he was the superintendent looking after the telephone exchange. And I asked him if he had a bottle of wine and he said, yes. So he got us a bottle of wine and this other fellow and I sat down and drank the wine. And that was the war, it was over for us, we were so pleased. It’s hard to explain how we felt." See below for Mr. Ogilvie'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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    Tannes Hesje (Primary Source)

    Born in Norway, Mr. Hesje immigrated to Canada in 1928. He enlisted with the Saskatoon Light Infantry in 1942. While travelling over to England, the convoy he was in was attacked by German aircraft. He landed in Italy and worked in an officers’ mess and as a batman. The regiment was then transferred to northwest Europe, and was in the Netherlands on VE Day.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/10293_original.jpg Tannes Hesje (Primary Source)

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    Tannes Hesje (Primary Source)

    "We were probably ten miles or more out of Rotterdam and we just loaded up and went towards Rotterdam. And then we met the Germans coming the other way. And we weren’t supposed to greet them too much because they were our enemy but they were just people like everybody else I guess." See below for Mr. Hesje'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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