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Memory Project Archive

Leonard “Scotty” Wells (Primary Source)

Mr. Leonard Wells enlisted in 1948 in the Royal Canadian Navy and served on the HMCS Cayuga, patrolling Korea's west coasts at the beginning of the Korean War. The excerpt below also includes the famous episode of “The Great Impostor” in which the American, Ferdinand Demara, was caught aboard the ship for posing as a doctor (Demara had stolen the identity of a real Canadian doctor, Joseph Cyr). That episode served as the basis for a film made in the 1960s featuring Tony Curtis.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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Leonard Wong (Primary Source)

Leonard Wong served with the Royal Canadian Signal 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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Leslie Kenneth Main (Primary Source)

In 2010, the Memory Project interviewed Leslie Kenneth Main, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Main was born on 25 May 1925 in New Carlisle, Quebec; he enlisted in the Merchant Navy in 1941 at the age of 16 and served as a wheelsman. In this testimony, Main recalls his experience on merchant ships during the war (see Battle of the St. Lawrence and Battle of the Atlantic). After his service in the merchant navy, Main worked as a railroad engineer. 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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Memory Project Archive

Leslie Pike (Primary Source)

Leslie (Les) Pike served as a private in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) with 25 Field Ambulance. He arrived with the unit in Korea in May 1951 and returned with it to Canada in May 1952. He retired from the army as a Sergeant after 6 years’ service.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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Memory Project Archive

Lewis (Louis) Chow (Primary Source)

"If you’re caught as a spy, they don’t take prisoner of war, they would just shoot you. Or use just sword. It was a dangerous job when you’re a secret agent." Lewis Chow served during the Second World War. See below for Mr. Chow'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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Lionel Bourboing (Primary Source)

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Lloyd George "Ike" Robertson (Primary Source)

"After the raid was over, we said, oh, don’t worry, they won’t be back again until tomorrow. [laughs] But that was the worst raid we had." See below for Mr. Robertson'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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Lloyd Gordon Queen (Primary Source)

Lloyd Queen served in the Canadian army 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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Memory Project Archive

Lloyd Hamilton (Primary Source)

"Boy, you learn all kinds of meals. I still have the cookbooks. I even remember in Korea I had to – the pages were coming apart. I had to take a slat of wood and took two nails and pound it, so it keep these pages together. But they learn all kinds of meals. I know the first thing you learn to cook is shortbread. It was fun" See below for Mr. Hamilton'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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Louis Michael “Louie” Curran (Primary Source)

See below for Mr. Curran'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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Lucien Senterre (Primary Source)

Mr. Lucien Senterre is a Belgian veteran who enlisted in the Belgian Army in 1947. When the Korean War began he volunteered with the Corps de Volontaires pour la Corée, also known as the Belgian United Nations Command, a battalion-size unit that served in Korea from early 1951 until the summer of 1955.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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Memory Project Archive

Lucien Simard (Primary Source)

Lucien Simard was born in Saint-François, Quebec, in 1926. Both his family and community had strong connections to seafaring. After his 18th birthday, he started working as a sailor on a merchant ship. Soon after, Simard tried to enlist in the Royal Canadian Navy, but was rejected because he couldn’t speak English. He remained in the Merchant Navy for the length of the war and participated in the Battle of St Lawrence. Simard was one of 12,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Approximately 1,600 merchant sailors lost their lives due to enemy action. 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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Memory Project Archive

Malcolm Andrade (Primary Source)

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Memory Project Archive

Malcolm MacConnell (Primary Source)

"I thought we were really done for but I was able to get back up into the clouds and I abandoned my attack. But that was a very very close one." See below for Mr. MacConnell'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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Marcel Duval (Primary Source)

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