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From Enlistment to England
Following basic training, Mr. Curry along with other members of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, were ready to proceed overseas. They boarded a train and headed to the East Coast. Mr. Curry speaks of arriving in England.
Long Months of Training
Following two years of training in England and Scotland, Dieppe looms.
The Dieppe Raid Eventually is Launched
The first attempt to carry out a landing at Dieppe is aborted. Eventually, the landing operation is launched.
The Underground and its Effectiveness
Mr. Curry speaks of the underground network in the prisoner of war camps and gives an example of their sabotage effort.
WREN Basic Training
Mrs. Greer describes basic training as both scary and exciting. The barracks had been old correctional buildings. She describes how the other women in basic training seem to come together and the strict regulations she and the other women had to follow.
Wartime work leads to Women's Liberation
Mrs. Greer describes working as pay secretary. She describes the changes women went through as a result of their military service. She believes these changes led to the women's liberation movement.
Halifax Riots at the end of the War
Mrs. Greer witnessed the Halifax Riots at the end of the Second World War. She believes one of the cause of the riots was resentment toward Halifax itself. She recalls that the looting which occurred was not done by the service people.
Old Fashioned Canadian Christmas at Sea (Part 1 of 2)
Mr. Hannam talks about the Haida being assigned to an escort group, and being a part of the sinking of the Scharnhorst. He also tells a story about having an old fashioned Canadian Christmas on the Murmansk run.
Old Fashioned Canadian Christmas at Sea (Part 2 of 2)
Mr.Hannam talks about his time spent with Harry de Wolfe on that particular Christmas.
The Athabascan (Part 1 of 5)
Mr. Hannam talks about the Athabascan, and his experience with it (part 1 of 5). He talks about the Athabascan itself, and the battle that sank her.
The Athabascan (Part 2 of 5)
Mr. Hannam talks about the Athabascan, and his experience with it (part 2 of 5). He talks about helping rescue the survivors from the Athabascan, and how he ended up adrift searching for survivors, in a boat (from the Haida) with an engine that wouldn't work.
The Athabascan (Part 3 of 5)
Mr. Hannam talks about the Athabascan, and his experience with it (part 3 of 5). Adrift in the Atlantic, they keep working on getting the engine to run, with only partial success. Out of the fog and smoke, someone recognizes him.
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