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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?

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Veteran stories

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.


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John Mackelvie

John Mackelvie | Quinte West, Ontario

"All you could see was roads, no buildings at all, not a single building. "

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Alfred Warford

Alfred Warford | Hamilton, Ontario

"I like to leave the impression with the young people that war is not fun, it’s hell."

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Jim Peters

Jim Peters | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

"I look up ahead and I see this wall of water coming at us. It turned out to be a 60 foot rogue wave and I was up to my chest in water."

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