Are you a veteran of the Second World War? Do you know someone who is and would like to tell their story of service and sacrifice?
Contact the Memory Project to get involved!
PHONE 1-866-701-1867
EMAIL memory@historica-dominion.ca
Welcome to the Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War Digital Archive. The Memory Project will provide every living Second World War veteran with the opportunity to share their memories through oral interviews and digitized artefacts and memorabilia.
Daniel Lee | Vancouver, British Columbia
"At that time in England, they were still having the flying bombs (we called ‘Doodlebugs’) with engines, to attack areas of London…"
Douglas Warren | British Columbia
"At Dieppe, with only 5,000 of our troops involved, we had almost 1,000 killed and 2,000 taken prisoner, many of them wounded, in just six hours battle. So, you can see the ferocity of the battle."
Arthur Lyon | Prairie Grove, Manitoba
"So I opened up the barn door and it was full of Germans. But luckily for me, they wanted to surrender. "