Canadian Military Oral Histories
User Collection Public
The Canadian Military Oral History Collection is composed of interviews of veterans of WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan. Over 370 recordings done by Dr. Reginald H. Roy and his students are the largest holding in this category. Historian Hal Lawrence also donated over 180 recordings that he collected of Canadian Naval personnel.
Collection descriptions
The following are descriptions of the major collections of interviews that make up the collection:
Reg Roy collection
Dr. Reginald H. Roy was the Chair of Military History (1968-1988) and the Social Sciences Research Centre (1970-75) at the University of Victoria. The Reg Roy fonds contains over 370 sound recordings of oral histories conducted over his career and was recognized by Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo in 2005.
Social Sciences Research Centre collection
This is an important subset of the Reg Roy collection of military oral histories and consists of extensive interviews with Major-General George R. Pearkes and other interviews with his family and a number of personal and professional associates for his biography entitled For Most Conspicuous Bravery: A Biography of Major-General George R. Pearkes, V.C., Through Two World Wars (1977).
Hal Lawrence collection
This collection includes approximately 120 interviews conducted by Commander Hal Lawrence in collaboration with National Defence/Défense nationale on the Canadian Navy (1940-1995). Some of these interviews have been transcribed and some are only available as transcripts.
Shawn Cafferky collection
This collection of 14 interviews by military historian Dr. Shawn Cafferky of the University of Victoria's Department of History were conducted in 1997 and refer to the experimental Squadron VX-10, and the testing and use of the Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King helicopter.
Military oral history class interviews
Since 2005, the History Department has offered a Military Oral History seminar course as a component of the Canadian Veterans Oral History Project, a joint project of the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver Island (RUSI VI) and University of Victoria. The seminar course offers students the opportunity to interview veterans for course credit and the resulting interviews are deposited with University of Victoria Special Collections.
Elizabeth Hazlitte collection
This collection is comprised of six interviews with veterans of WWI conducted from 1983-84 by Elizabeth Hazlitte, a nurse at Victoria's Veteran's Hospital at the Memorial Pavilion.
David Stafford collection
This collection is comprised of nine interviews conducted by Dr. David Stafford, retired history professor at the University of Victoria, for his monograph on clandestine operations in WWII.
Copyright policy
The material is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study. Any use of the copy for a purpose other than research of private study may require the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question. The user must assume full responsibility for obtaining copyright permission to publish items in whole or in part.
Although the University of Victoria has permission to make the oral histories available to researchers, the copyright belongs to the interviewees. If extensive passages are used for publication, exhibition or presentation permission from the copyright holder is necessary.
Publication credit
The University of Victoria Special Collections will be given a copy of the book, article, exhibition catalogue, or supporting publication in all cases of publication, exhibition, or presentation of the oral history reproductions. In such cases a credit line citation should read as follows:
University of Victoria, Special Collections, Military Oral History Collection,
[Name of Interviewee], [Record ID Number]
Image: Elizabeth Hazlitte interviewing World War One veteran Egbert Browning in 1983
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Collection Details
- Items 789
- Last Updated 2025-04-01
Parent Collections (1)
Works (789)
591. Fitch, Edward: my Vancouver 2010 Olympic Security recollections (March 23, 2011)
- Title:
- Fitch, Edward: my Vancouver 2010 Olympic Security recollections (March 23, 2011)
- Description:
- An interview/narrative of Edward Fitch's experiences during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Interview took place on March 23, 2011., Interviewee: Fitch, Edward, b. 1949, ABSTRACT: Major General Edward Fitch opens his interview detailing the area in the Greater Vancouver and Whistler area where the Canadian Forces were stationed during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Fitch discusses the way in which the security was handled with the Integrated Security Unit during the 2010 Olympics and his role within the CF’s portion of the planning. The overall strategy for the CF’s contribution to the Olympics including Red teaming and the Afghanistan mission were discussed, along with the role the CF played in interdepartmental affairs during the Games. The Paralympic Games were discussed in brief followed by reflection on the effectiveness of the Games, the impact that previous domestic security events had on the Games, and the effect of the Vancouver 2010 Games on future Olympic Games security pursuits. 0:00 – 12:30 – Area in which the CF (Canadian Forces) and the ISU (Integrated Security Unit) were stationed and the basic roles the RCMP and CF played during the Olympic Games. 12:30 – 45:18 – CF planning strategy for the Vancouver Olympic Games including Red Teaming and embedding officers. 45:18 – 47:50 – Reflection on Beijing and Turin Olympic Security 47:50 – 52:30 – Logistics for the implementation of the Games Strategy including the Afghanistan mission. 52:30 – 1:02:30 - Strengths of the CF at the Olympics and CF training at the Olympics within the context of the ISU and interdepartmental relations. 1:02:30 – 1:07:15 ‘Trust relationships’ within the ISU and future interdepartmental endeavours. 1:07:15 – 1:08:45– Paralympic Games Security 1:08:45 - 1:17:14 – Reflecting on the success of the Games and how Vancouver 2010 will affect future Olympic Games Security. Audio Track 2 into Track 3 Track 2 (whole of) 2:39 (Track 3) – Prior domestic security endeavours and their effect on the Olympics (Pan Am Games and G8 Conference in Kananaskis) 2:39 – 3:30 – Montreal Olympics 3:30 – 10:50 – Military intervention versus RCMP intervention in the current political situation and during the Olympics. 10:50 – 12:31 – Concluding Remarks and Thanks., Interviewer: McCarthy, Rebecca N., and Rank: Major-General.
- Keyword:
- Domestic terrorism, Terrorism, Olympic Games--(29th : 2008 : Beijing, China), Intervention (International law), Royal Canadian Mounted Police--Integrated Security Unit, Civil-military relations--Canada, National security--Canada, Red teaming, Security, International, Olympics--Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Simulation games, Hosting of sporting events--Security measures, Olympic Games--(21st : 1976 : Montre?al, Que?bec), Olympic Winter Games--(22nd : 2014 : Sochi, Russia), Olympic Games--(30th : 2012 : London, England), Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives, Olympic Winter Games--(21st : 2010 : Vancouver, B.C.), Fitch, Edward, 1949- --Interviews, Paralympic Games--Security, Canada--Canadian Armed forces--Civic action, Weapons of mass destruction, Integrated operations (Military science)., G8 Summit (2002 : Kananaskis, Alta.), Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Security, Integrated logistic support, Group of Twenty (Organization)--Summit (4th : 2010 : Toronto, Ont.), Olympic athletes--Protection, and Olympic Winter Games--(20th : 2006 : Turin, Italy)
- Subject:
- Military history, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, and Afghan Wars
- Contributor:
- Fitch, Edward, b. 1949 and McCarthy, Rebecca N.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2011-03-23
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 3 sound recordings (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Afghanistan and Canada
- Coordinates:
- 60.10867, -113.64258 and 33, 66
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recordings (WMA) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), interviews, and sound recordings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- FE_685
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-03-30
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
592. Hess, Ben B.: my Afghanistan recollections (March 23, 2011)
- Title:
- Hess, Ben B.: my Afghanistan recollections (March 23, 2011)
- Description:
- An interview/narrative of Ben Hess's experiences during the War in Afghanistan. Interview took place on March 23, 2011., Interviewer: Keithley, Leif, Interviewee: Hess, Ben B., b. 1989, ABSTRACT: Introduction of Bombardier Ben Hess and his training specific to the Afghanistan mission. Reservist augmented into regular forces. Bdr. Hess is trained for helicopter load handling and works with a variety of aircraft deployed by various elements of the coalition including Russian contracted helicopters. Descriptions of the Kandahar Airfield, a home away from home for deployed soldiers. A description of specific training required for helicopter loading and unloading helicopter loads. Process of returning to Canada and a description of downtime while not on active duty and ending with a 0:00 – 5:00 – Intro to interview and biographical information about Ben Hess. 5:00 – 7:30 – Workdays and the use of Russian contractor helicopters. 7:30 – 13:00 – Description of job at the Kandahar Airfield. 13:00 – 18:00 – Rocket attacks, favourite helicopter, detainee handling, tour specific training. 18:00 – 22:45 – Description of how loading operations take place and on the job hazards. 22:45 – 26:30 – Working with Russian pilots and crews, other kinds of helicopter missions. 27:00 – 30:00 – Returning to Canada, paperwork, and back into the reserve artillery. 30:00 – 41:00 – Life during downtime at the Kandahar Airfield. Anecdotal stories about friends., and Rank: Bombardier.
- Keyword:
- Airborne operations (Military science), Military helicopters--Loading and unloading, Afghan War, 2001-, Afghanistan--Afghan National Army, Kandahar Airfield (Afghanistan), Integrated operations (Military science)., Artillery, Afghan War, 2001- --Personal narratives, Canadian, International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan), Military education, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Field Regiment, 5th, Contractors, Russian, Afghanistan--History--2001-, Soldiers--Recreation, Afghan War, 2001- --Aerial operations, Artillery drill and tactics, Kandaha?r (Afghanistan), Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Afghan War, 2001- --Artillery operations, Hess, Ben, 1989- --Interviews, Helicopters--Loading and unloading, Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-, Chinook (Military transport helicopter), Combat patrols, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Joint Task Force Two, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Demobilization, and Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Reserves
- Subject:
- Military history, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Soldiers, Afghan War (2001-2021), and Afghan Wars
- Contributor:
- Hess, Ben B., b. 1989 and Keithley, Leif
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2011-03-23
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada and Afghanistan
- Coordinates:
- 60.10867, -113.64258 and 33, 66
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- interviews, sound recordings, reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- HBB_682
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-03-23
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
593. Crober, F. Paul: my Montreal 1976 Olympic Security recollections (March 24, 2011)
- Title:
- Crober, F. Paul: my Montreal 1976 Olympic Security recollections (March 24, 2011)
- Description:
- Rank: Colonel. , ABSTRACT: Colonel Paul Crober discusses his involvement in Montreal 1976 Olympic Games. 0:00 – 31:22 – Montreal 1976 Olympic Security, experiences. 12:30 – 37:40 – Vancouver 2010 Olympic Security, CF personnel and logistics. Crober’s involvement in Security planning for the CF. 37:40– 46:50 – Army, Navy and Air Force participation. 46:50 – 53:37 – CF stationed around Olympic Venues “Security follows Sport”. 53:37 – 59:31 – Security measures taken into account in case of emergency (Ottawa concern, CBRNE preparation with America). 59:31 – 1:04:00 - Joint Headquarters and managing CF training 1:04:00 – 1:07:15 – RCMP participation in Games, Police as the face of the Games in the media. 1:07:15 – 1:11:30 - Issues with personnel within the ISU. 1:11:30 – 1:17:15 – Protests against the Olympics (‘No Olympics on Stolen Native Land’) 1:17:15 – 1:25:00 – Working with the Integrated Security Unit, RCMP and CF strengths comparatively. 1:25:00 – 1:36:02 – Numbers of the CF prior to and during the Olympics domestically and abroad. 1:36:02 - 1:155:20 – Canadian Forces domestically in the future, lessons learned 1:55:20 – 2:00:25 – Paralympic Security and Closing Remarks, Interviewer: McCarthy, Rebecca N., Interviewee: Crober, F. Paul, b. 1951, and An interview/narrative of Paul F. Crober's experiences during the 1976 Summer Olympics. Interview took place on March 24, 2011.
- Keyword:
- Weapons of mass destruction, Integrated logistic support, Crober, F. Paul, 1951- --Interviews, Terrorism, Canada--Canadian Armed forces--Civic action, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Hosting of sporting events--Security measures, Domestic terrorism, Royal Canadian Mounted Police--Integrated Security Unit, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives, Olympics--Security, Red teaming, Simulation games, National security--Canada, Olympic Winter Games--(21st : 2010 : Vancouver, B.C.), Integrated operations (Military science)., Civil-military relations--Canada, Paralympic Games--Security, Olympic athletes--Protection, Security, International, Olympic Games--(21st : 1976 : Montre?al, Que?bec), Olympic Games--(29th : 2008 : Beijing, China), and Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Security
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Military history, and Personal narratives--Canadian
- Contributor:
- McCarthy, Rebecca N. and Crober, F. Paul, b. 1951
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2011-03-24
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada
- Coordinates:
- 60.10867, -113.64258
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recording (WMA) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), interviews, and sound recordings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- CFP_684
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-03-30
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
594. Summers, Kenneth: my Cold War and Gulf War recollections (April 1, 2011)
- Title:
- Summers, Kenneth: my Cold War and Gulf War recollections (April 1, 2011)
- Description:
- ABSTRACT: Joining the Navy — 0:36 Royal Roads and RMC / Education — 2:15 Career Aspirations — 4:06 Interdiction and Anti-Surface Warfare Prior to Op Friction — 5:46 Communication and It's Force Multiplying Advantage — 7:54 Task Group Concept — 10:32 Judiciary Vs. Blue Water Navy — 11:27 Boarding Operations — 12:22 Canada and ASW — 14:43 Advantages of NATO — 16:15 NATO effects on Operation Friction / Interoperability — 20:15 Canada as a Coordinator — 21:36 Vertical Repelling and Boarding Operations Guidance — 22:22 MEF Manning and Sectors / Interdictions — 27:18 Interdiction Preperations Shift — 28:55 Littoral Operations and Shift from ASW navy — 29:40 Protectuer and Female Crews — 31:18 Protecuer and New Command / Destroyer Roles — 35:55 Weapons Control and AA Warfare — 37:55 Operational Mentality — 41:38 Maritime Warfare Centre — 42:15 Other Agencies involved in Op Friction — 44:05 Communcations and Command — 48:20 Admiral Crickard's Comment — 53:00 Sea Training — 55:58 Army Air Defence — 57:00 Concluding Comments — 59:40, Interviewee: Summers, Kenneth, b. 1944, Interviewer: Roberts, Evan, and An interview/narrative of Kenneth Summers's experiences during the Cold War and the Gulf War. Interview took place on April 1, 2011.
- Keyword:
- Canadian Naval Task Force, Naval tactics, Antisubmarine aircraft, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives, Women sailors, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Destroyer Squadron, 2nd, Ordnance, Naval, Royal Roads Military College, Anti-submarine warfare--Equipment and supplies, North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Influence, Naval maneuvers, Naval interdiction, Canada--Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre, International agencies--Cooperation, Communication, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Maritime Command, Communications, Military, Persian Gulf War, 1991, Athabaskan II (Destroyer), Naval warfare, Communication--International cooperation, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Organization, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Operational readiness, Protecteur (Auxiliary oiler replenishment ), Canada--Dept. of National Defence--Headquarters, Crickard, Frederick William, 1930-, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Royal Military College of Canada, Operation Friction, 1991, Morale, Boarding parties, Canadian Forces Middle East, Royal Naval College of Canada (Halifax, N.S.), Naval convoys, Canada--Royal Canadian Navy--Personal narratives, Military Liaison Officer, War games, Naval, Annapolis II (Destroyer), Naval gunnery, Fire control (Naval gunnery), International cooperation, Persian Gulf War, 1991--Naval operations, Canadian, Anti-submarine warfare, Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991, Summers, Kenneth James, 1944- --Interviews, Cold War, and Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Equipment
- Subject:
- Persian Gulf War (1991), Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Cold War (1945-1989), Military history, and Iraq-Kuwait Crisis (1990-1991)
- Contributor:
- Summers, Kenneth, b. 1944 and Roberts, Evan
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2011-04-01
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada and Middle East
- Coordinates:
- 60.10867, -113.64258 and 33.13906, 35.85869
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), sound recordings, and interviews
- Archival Item Identifier:
- SK_697
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-04-02
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 128 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
595. Paine, Sheila C.: my Second World War recollections (April 20, 2011)
- Title:
- Paine, Sheila C.: my Second World War recollections (April 20, 2011)
- Description:
- ABSTRACT: Sheila Paine lived in Shrewsbury England throughout the Second World War. She was approximately ten years old when the war started in 1939. For the most part, Paine’s experience was centered around school and day to day life. Still, significant events occurred such as the bombing of a railway station, air raid drills, farmers being shot at, mines being dropped in fields, citizens being stopped at checkpoints, and Americans arriving for the D-Day landings. Sheila Paine remembers that children were not concerned with the war, but rather more focused on their own lives. Paine travelled to Finland in 1947, and recalls the dual communist and pro- German attitudes during her visit shortly after the war’s end. 0:00 – 4:50 – Initial memories of life in Shrewsbury, school, billets, children moving to the United States. 4:50 – 11:10– German bombing of railway station, Jewish refugees, sound of German aircraft, sitting in bomb shelter, life with rations. 11:28 – 18:45 – Bomb shelter, Bombers on the way to Liverpool, rumours of German Paratrooper nuns, soldiers guarding bridges, Messerschmitt shooting at farmer, German plane circling above school, plane dropping mine in a field 18:55 – 27:15 – BBC and war news was boring to children, British Home Guard being insufficient, thoughts on a German invasion, Americans in England for D-Day, found a Nazi book, V-E Day, interested in day to day life rather than the news. 27:20 – 39:15 – procedure for a raid in school, channel island billets, Finland 1947, communists, pass port revoked., Interviewer: Hughes, Declan, Interviewee: Paine, Sheila C., b. 1926, and An interview/narrative of Sheila Paine's experiences during World War II. Interview took place on April 20, 2011.
- Keyword:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Canadian, D-Day, 1944 (Normandy invasion), Messerschmitt airplanes, United States--Army, Shrewsbury (England), Shrewsbury (England)--History--Bombardment, 1940-1945, Shrewsbury (England)--Social life and customs, World War, 1939-1945--Children, Soldiers--Billeting, Soviet Union, Liverpool (England)--History--Bombardment, 1940-1945, World War, 1939-1945--England--Shrewsbury, Great Britain--Home Guard, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy, Bombing, Aerial, Jewish refugees--Great Britain, World War, 1939-1945--Radio broadcasting and the war, Survival and emergency rations, Communists, Rationing--Great Britain, Parachute troops, World War, 1939-1945--Children--Great Britain, Paine, Sheila C., 1926- --Interviews, V-E Day, 1945, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941, British Broadcasting Corporation, and Air raid shelters
- Subject:
- Military history, Soldiers, World War (1939-1945), and Operation Overlord
- Contributor:
- Hughes, Declan and Paine, Sheila C., b. 1926
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2011-04-20
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- United States, France--Normandy, and Great Britain
- Coordinates:
- 49, 0, 39.76, -98.5, and 54.75844, -2.69531
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recording (WMA) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sound recordings, oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, and interviews
- Archival Item Identifier:
- PSC_681
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-04-27
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
596. Oakes, Stanley Philip: my Air Force recollections (January 26, 2012)
- Title:
- Oakes, Stanley Philip: my Air Force recollections (January 26, 2012)
- Description:
- ABSTRACT: At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 Stan Oakes enlisted for the services at age 19. He was first assigned to man a searchlight battery in the Victoria Harbor. Feeling his skills in mathematics would better be utilized elsewhere he requested a transfer to the First Canadian Signals Regiment. After training in Britain he served as an artillery spotter in Italy and Holland until the end of the war. 0: 00 – 2: 39 – Initial work in searchlight battery in Victoria harbor and transfer into 1st Canadian Survey Regiment 2: 39 – 5: 08 – Training in Canada and Britain 5: 08 – 6: 34 – Lack of rain gear, losing his great coat 6: 34 - 11: 25- Shipping out to Italy, stopovers in Algeria and Sicily 11: 25 – 15: 27- Synopsis of route through Italy and Holland 15: 28 – 18: 55 -V-E Day celebration in Holland, overseeing German withdrawal, disbandment of the regiment and time in the hospital 15: 28 – 24: 39 -Manning an OP outside of Ortona, interactions with Gurkha troops 24: 39 – 26: 26 – Gurkha night patrols, distinguishing Canadians from Germans in Canadian uniform 26: 26 – 28: 14 – German attempts to disrupt artillery spotting and counter measures 28: 14 – 30: 25- Close call while flash and bang spotting 30: 25 – 37: 00 – Explanation of how artillery spotting in the Second World War worked 37: 00 – 37: 50 – Army clothing, intense hatred of wedge caps 37: 50 – 39: 47- Interactions with Italian civilians 39: 47- 42: 02 – Booby traps in Italy 42: 02 – 43: 44- Redeployment to Holland, trip up through France and Belgium 43: 44 – 46: 35 – Battles in Holland, Arnhem, overseeing the German withdrawal from Holland 47: 50- 50:00 – Taking German prisoners in Italy 50: 00- 54: 44 -Homecoming, discharge, 3 options for returning soldiers, reunion 30 years later 54: 44- 1:00:30-Health Problems for soldiers, motor vehicle accidents, medical kits 1: 00: 30 – 106:22- Practical jokes on the Battery Sergeant Major and other good times, end of interview, An interview/narrative of Bombardier Stanley Oakes's experiences during World War II. Interview took place on January 26, 2012., Interviewee: Oakes, Stanley Philip, b. 1919, Rank: Bombardier. , and Interviewer: Lundeberg, Faelan
- Keyword:
- Canada--Canadian Army--Medical care, Antiaircraft artillery, World War, 1939-1945--Hospitals, Oakes, Stanley Philip, 1919- --Interviews, Bombing and gunnery ranges, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Canadian, Netherlands--History--Liberation, 1945, World War, 1939-1945--Civilians--Italy, Canada--Canadian Army Overseas, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Civil defense, Canada--Canadian Army--Demobilization, Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944, Great Britain--Army--Gurkha soldiers, Canada--Canadian Army--Artillery--Drill and tactics, Canada--Canadian Army--Reunions, Civil-military relations, Ortona, Battle of, Ortona, Italy, 1943, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Netherlands--Arnhem--1945, Canada--Canadian Army--Royal Canadian Corps of Signals--Signal Regiment, 1st, Artillery drill and tactics, Canada--Canadian Army--Personal narratives, Canadian, Military training camps--Canada, Post-traumatic stress disorder, V-E Day, 1945, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Netherlands, Searchlights--British Columbia--Victoria--Harbor, Booby traps, Canada--Canadian Army--Uniforms, War wounds, World War, 1939-1945--Civilians--Netherlands, World War, 1939-1945--Medical care, Canada--Canadian Army--Military life, Canada--Canadian Army--Royal Canadian Artillery--Survey Regiment, 1, Artillery spotting, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy, Observation post, Prisoners of war, German, Military training camps--England, and World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, Canadian
- Subject:
- Military history, World War (1939-1945), Canada. Canadian Army, and Soldiers
- Contributor:
- Oakes, Stanley Philip, b. 1919 and Lundeberg, Faelan
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2012-01-26
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada and Great Britain
- Coordinates:
- 54.75844, -2.69531 and 60.10867, -113.64258
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sound recordings, reminiscences, interviews, and oral histories (literary genre)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- OS_717
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-01-26
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2012. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
597. Lawrence, Douglas Gordon: my United States Army recollections (February 15, 2012)
- Title:
- Lawrence, Douglas Gordon: my United States Army recollections (February 15, 2012)
- Description:
- Rank: Private. , Interviewer: Lundeberg, Faelan, Interviewee: Lawrence, Douglas Gordon, b. 1949, ABSTRACT: At age 19, Doug Lawrence, a Canadian citizen was drafted into the US Army while living in California on a green card. After basic training and Artillery training he was sent to Vietnam to serve in the 1st Cavalry Division. Lawrence served around Ahn Khe supporting the 1st and 7th Cavalry Divisions and the 101st Airborne. Doug served from 1968 to 1969 before going home to the United States and eventually returning to his native Canada. Part one: 0:00 – 01:46- Growing up in Canada and the United States, getting drafted 01:46 – 04:55- Doug and his family’s reaction to him being drafted 04:55 – 08:55- Basic training, outbreak of spinal meningitis on the base, request for artillery, loyalty test, being a Canadian in basic training 08:55-15:50- Artillery training, self propelled artillery pieces, 30 day leave, vetting for top secret security clearance 15:50- 21:10 -Ways of coping with going to war, first impressions of Vietnam 21:10- 25:35-Mood of the troops, war weariness, life as a “FNG”, racial tensions 25:35- 32:00- Work with 1st Cavalry, trip up to Ahn Khe, harassment and interdiction Part 2: 0:00- 2:45- Interaction with Vietnamese civilians 02:45- 06:38-Body counts, civil disobedience within the military 06:38- 11:54 -tenacity of the Viet Cong/ NVA, grudging respect for the enemy Part 3: 0:00-03:51-Working with the ARVN, animosity towards South Vietnamese Army, friendship with NVA/VC defectors 03:51- 07:20-The impact of a one year tour of duty for soldiers, rituals for last days at front, isolation for first and last 30 days 07:20-11:14-Racial tension in rear area, lack of representation for hippie generation reflected in Armed Forces Radio, being a Canadian in Vietnam Part 4: 0:00- 03:40- Fighting in Michelin Rubber plantations, restrictions on firing 03:40-05:20-Lack of knowledge about historical and political context of the war 05:20-07:30-On leave in Bangkok 07:30-12:15- Agent Orange exposure, lack of support from the VA 12:15-18:56-Leaving Vietnam, plane ride home 18:56- 27:21-Returning to the States, being met by protesters, near death experience, feelings of animosity towards returning veterans, readjusting to civilian life 27:21- 29:28- Remembering watching the fall of Saigon on TV 29:28- 40:52- Returning to Vietnam, trying to apologize for the war, and An interview/narrative of Private Doug Lawrence's experiences during the Vietnam War whilst serving with the United States Army 1st Cavalry Division. Interview took place on February 15, 2012.
- Keyword:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Press coverage, Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans--United States, Civilians in war, Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, Canadian, Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Public opinion, United States--Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc., Rubber plantations--Vietnam, United States--Army--Equipment and supplies, United States--Army--Cavalry, 7th, Basic training (Military education), United States--Army--Military life, Veterans, Treatment of, Defectors--Vietnam, Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Equipment and supplies, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Viet Cong, Agent Orange, Vietnam (Republic)--Qua?n l??c, Deployment (Strategy), Ahn Khe (Vietnam), United States--Army--Cavalry, 1st, United States--Army--Mobilization, Vietnam (Democratic Republic)--Qua?n ?o??i, United States--Army--Leaves and furloughs, Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), United States--Army--Artillery--Drill and tactics, Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements, Race relations, Vietnam (Republic)--Army, Harassment in the military, United States--Army--Personal narratives, Canadian, Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans--Canada, Ma??t tra??n da?n to??c gia?i pho?ng mie??n nam Vie??t Nam, North Vietnamese Army, United States--Army--Race relations, United States--Army--Airborne Division, 101st, United States--Veterans Administration, Civil-military relations, Post-traumatic stress disorder, United States--Marine Corps--Kit Carson Scout Program, Military morale, Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Civilians, Draft, and Lawrence, Douglas Gordon, 1949- --Interviews
- Subject:
- United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st, Military history, Vietnam War (1961-1975), and Military morale
- Contributor:
- Lundeberg, Faelan and Lawrence, Douglas Gordon, b. 1949
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2012-02-15
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 4 sound recordings (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- United States and Canada
- Coordinates:
- 39.76, -98.5 and 60.10867, -113.64258
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recordings (MP3) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), interviews, and sound recordings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- LD_716
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-15
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2012. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
598. Joly, John David: my Canadian Forces recollections (February 16, 2012)
- Title:
- Joly, John David: my Canadian Forces recollections (February 16, 2012)
- Description:
- An interview/narrative of Colonel John Joly's experiences whilst serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. Interview took place on February 16, 2012., Interviewee: Joly, John David, b. 1948, ABSTRACT: Colonel Joly began his military career at the age of 17. He attended the Royal Canadian Infantry School for Basic Infantry Officer training in Camp Borden, Ontario. Upon finishing officer training he moved to Victoria and served with the First Battalion’s Queen’s Own Rifles. In 1969, Col. Joly was posted to Germany with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry where he served as the Rifle Platoon Commander and Recognisance Platoon Commander. After he returned, he took the “French Course” and was posted to One Airborne Commando within the Canadian Airborne Regiment. Col. Joly describes the events that led to the Canadian Airborne being posted to Cyprus; Canada volunteered the Airborne Regiment to join the UN peacekeepers in the Middle East but, after training, the UN decided that the Canadian Airborne was not needed. To compensate the regiment, the Chief of Defense Staff sent the Canadian Airborne to Cyprus. On 8 March 1974, Col. Joly deployed to Cyprus with the advanced party. His was the Senior Duty Officer in the Operations Center, working under Colonel Don Manuel, coordinating day to day activities, receiving reports, updating the war diaries and shift scheduling. Col. Joly describes the job of the Intelligence Officer (“Ops B”) Iain Nicol, who he worked closely with upon an unexpected promotion to the position of Operations Officer. On the 15 August 1974, after the remainder of the Canadian Airborne Regiment had arrived, Col. Joly was displaced by the actual Operations Officer and sent to Ottawa to brief the Chief of Defense Staff and became his aid. He continues by describing his career after Cyprus. Col. Joly outlines the context of the Cyprus conflict and the later invasion: ethnic divisions, strategic location, the 1964 Civil War, 1974 Greek coup. He remembers his job as the Operations Officer and acting as the Liaison Officer with the Turkish Army. He describes the situation prior to the Greek coup and noticing that something was brewing. Col. Joly describes the first hour of the Greek coup and the situation leading up to the Turkish invasion. On the subject of equipment, Col. Joly remembers taking stock of the supplies and weaponry that the Canadian Airborne had on hand and making an “Operational Requirement” request for reinforcements 2-3 days after the Greek coup. He recounts the search for missing soldiers after the invasion and organizing the removal of Turkish gold from the Central Bank on the Green Line. Col. Joly describes moving Canadian citizens and British ex-patriots off of the Island and his own search for the two missing soldiers within Nicosia and visiting the Central Nicosia Hospital. He provides a vivid account of the evacuation of hostages from the Ledra Palace Hotel. Col. Joly commends the Canadian Airborne for not participating in looting and describes organizing the removal of merchandise from Nicosia Airport. He goes on to describe the Kronberg incident in which Norm Blaquiere and Para Plouffe were injured, he remembers them being brought to the Operations center to be treated. Col. Joly reflects on the subject of recognition for the Canadians serving in Cyprus, specifically the lack of interest Canadians took in the conflict. He concludes the interview by commending those who served with him and specifically acknowledges his colleagues. 00:00:00 – 00:00:36 – Introduction. 00:00:36 – 00:04:29 – Overview of Military Career and time in the Canadian Airborne Regiment before Cyprus. 00:04:30 – 00:06:20 – Discuses the reasons why the Canadian Airborne Regiment was posted to Cyprus in 1974. 00:06:20 – 00:12:18 – Brief synopsis of his duties in Cyprus as the Senior Duties Officer in the Operations Center and later the Operations Officer before the invasion and after. 00:12:18 – 00:23:33 – Military career after Cyprus. 00:23:33 – 00:29:13 – Civilian career to present day. 00:29:13 – 00:37:09 – Context for the conflict; Geographical and strategic location, colonial and political history, ethnic distribution, 1964 civil war, how Canadians became involvement in Cyprus as a result of the civil war. 00:37:09 – 00:40:43 – Circumstances within Cyprus upon Canadian involvement. 00:40:44 – 00:43:01 – Working as a Liaison Officer with the Turkish Operations Officer. 00:43:01– 01:21:30 – Experience during the Greek coup and the situation leading up to the Turkish Invasion. 01:21:30 – 01:34:29 – The Turkish Invasion. 01:34:29 – 01:38:00 – Describes a colleague’s search for two missing soldiers and the recovery of British ex- patriots from Kyrenia. 01:38:00 – 01:39:16 – Moving Canadian citizens off Cyprus. 01:39:16 – 01:42:59 – The bombing of Nicosia and the airport. Describes his own search for the missing soldiers within Nicosia. 01:42:59 – 01:57:59 – Describes the situation along the Green Line and within Nicosia. Recalls an attempt to rescue Turkish soldiers and evacuating hostages from the Greek controlled Ledra Palace Hotel. 01:57:59 – 02:00:51 – Discusses looting by Canadian soldiers. Describes the first day of the war and the order to remove merchandise from Nicosia airport to prevent looting. 02:00:51 – 02:03:02 – Returns to the subject of Nicosia Airfield and the cleaning up of bodies. 02:03:02 – 02:07:48 – The bombing of RAF Nicosia and the British and UN reaction. Describes the task of defending the Nicosia airfield from Turkish attack. 02:03:02 – 02:22:21 – Describes the Camp Kronberg incident. 02:22:21 – 02:24:18 – Speaks on the subject of recognition. 02:24:18 – 02:33:06 – Trip to Ottawa in August 1974. Describes seeing the evacuation of the Ledra Palace Hotel on television. Reflects on the lack of recognition Canadian soldiers received. 02:33:06 – 02:43:53 – Acknowledges those who served with him. 02:43:53 – 02:46:10 – Concluding conversation and signing of the Interview Release Form., Rank: Colonel. Medals and Honours: Canadian Forces Decoration; Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal; Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal; United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Medal; Special Service Medal; United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina Medal, and Interviewer: Eriksson, Camas
- Keyword:
- Plouffe, Michel, Makarios III, Archbishop of Cyprus, 1913-1977, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Medical care, Evacuation of civilians, Civil defense, Nicosia (Cyprus), Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Military life, Civil war, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Canadian Airborne Regiment--Commando 1, Pillage, Canada--Canadian Army--Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Manuel, Don, d. 2002, Kyrenia (Cyprus), Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, Turkey--Ordu, Green Line (Cyprus), Wolseley Barracks (Nicosia, Cyprus), Nicol, Iain A., Cyprus--Foreign relations--1960-, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Cyprus--Ethnike? Phroura, Canada--Canadian Army--Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Canada--Canadian Forces Base (Borden, Ont.), Cyprus--History--Turkish Invasion, 1974, Intelligence officers, Cyprus--Social conditions--1960-, War wounds, United Nations Demilitarized Zone (Cyprus), Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus , Civil war--Protection of civilians, Blue Beret Camp (Nicosia, Cyprus), Ledra Palace Hotel (Nicosia, Cyprus), Treaty of Guarantee (1960), Camp Kronberg (Refugee camp : Cyprus), Sampso?n, Nikos, 1935-2001, Cyprus Demilitarized Zone (Cyprus), Canada--Canadian Army--Officers, Beattie, Clayton E., Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry--Battalion, 2nd, E.O.K.A.-B (Cyprus), Cyprus--History--Coup d'e?tat, 1974, Civil-military relations, Swingfire (Antitank missile), Cypriots, Observation post, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, 4, Joly, John David, 1948- --Interviews, Cyprus--History--War for Union with Greece, 1955-1959, Cyprus--History--Cyprus Crisis, 1963, Cyprus--Politics and government--1960-2004, Internally displaced persons, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Cyprus, RAF Nicosia (Cyprus), Cyprus--History--Cyprus Crisis, 1974-, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Officers, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Barracks and quarters, Canada--Canadian Forces Base (Lahr, Germany), Blaquiere, Normand, Military intelligence, Nicosia International Airport, United Nations--Peacekeeping forces, Ethnic conflict, Military Liaison Officer, and Cyprus--Description and travel
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Turkish Invasion of Cyprus (Cyprus : 1974), Canada. Canadian Army, Military history, United Nations. Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus, and United Nations
- Contributor:
- Joly, John David, b. 1948 and Eriksson, Camas
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2012-02-16
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada, Cyprus, and Germany
- Coordinates:
- 60.10867, -113.64258, 35, 33, and 51.5, 10.5
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, sound recordings, and interviews
- Archival Item Identifier:
- JJ_711
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-16
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 16 kbps and 16 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2012. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
599. Ross, Hugh Cameron: my Canadian Forces recollections (February 28, 2012)
- Title:
- Ross, Hugh Cameron: my Canadian Forces recollections (February 28, 2012)
- Description:
- Interviewee: Ross, Hugh Cameron, b. 1949, Interviewer: Stewart, Meghan, An interview/narrative of Major General Cam Ross's experiences whilst serving with the Canadian Forces in Africa. Interview took place on February 28, 2012., Rank: Major General. Medals and Honours: Commander of the Order of Military Merit; Special Service Medal; United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Medal; United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone Medal; United Nations Angola Verification Mission II Medal; Canadian Centennial Medal; Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal; 25th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal; Canadian Forces Decoration; Alberta Centennial Medal; Knight's Cross of the Polish Order of Merit, and ABSTRACT: This interview began with a brief overview of Angola as a country and the challenges that it faced as a country. Major General Ross then spoke about his background, including joining the Canadian Forces, his education, and his deployment to Angola. Following his background, Major General Ross detailed his trip to Angola and his arrival there, including his first impressions of the country. He spoke quite a bit on the subject of health care challenges, including malaria (the South East corner of Angola being one of the few places in the world that has cerebral malaria), lighting, scorpions and snake bites. He then spoke about his area of responsibility in Angola, including some of the challenges surrounding transportation. Wrapping up, Major General Ross talked about the relationship between the UN and Canadian Forces, including the UN monitored elections that took place in Angola. 0:00 – 3:54: Preamble, talking about Angola, area which Major General Ross was responsible for. 3:54 – 13:54: Major General Ross’s background, deployment to Angola. 13:54 – 24:53: Arrival in Angola 24:53 – 36:51: Health care/challenges. 36:51- 52:30: UNITA/Government forces, transportation. 52:30- 1:11:31: UN relations with the Canadian Forces.
- Keyword:
- Angola--Transportation, Angola--History--South African Incursions, 1978-1990, United Nations--Peacekeeping forces, Multinational armed forces, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Medical supplies, United Nations--Election monitoring, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Medical care, Angola--Description and travel, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Leaves and furloughs, Operational readiness (Military science)., UNITA, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Health risk assessment, United Nations--Relations--Canada, Elections--Angola, Tropical medicine, Unia?o Nacional para a Independe?ncia Total de Angola, Angolans, Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002--Participation, Cuban, Canada--Canadian Army--Lord Strathcona's Horse Royal Canadians, United Nations--Angola Verification Mission II, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Africa, Election monitoring--Angola, Operation Pastel (Angola : 1991-1993), Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, Snakebites, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Operational readiness, Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Helicopters, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Angola, Military missions, Transportation, Military, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Supplies and stores, Malaria, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Safety measures, UNAVEM II, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Commissariat, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Barracks and quarters, Ross, Hugh Cameron, 1949- --Interviews, Medicine, Military, Scorpions, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Military life, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Transportation, Angola--Foreign relations--1975-, and Angola--Politics and government--1975-
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, United Nations, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, United Nations. Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus, and Military history
- Contributor:
- Stewart, Meghan and Ross, Hugh Cameron, b. 1949
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2012-02-28
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada and Cyprus
- Coordinates:
- 35, 33 and 60.10867, -113.64258
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sound recordings, oral histories (literary genre), interviews, and reminiscences
- Archival Item Identifier:
- RC_733
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-28
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2012. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
600. Clement, Joan Margaret: my Canadian Forces recollections (March 7, 2012)
- Title:
- Clement, Joan Margaret: my Canadian Forces recollections (March 7, 2012)
- Description:
- Interviewee: Clement, Joan Margaret, b. 1946, Rank: Major. Medals and Honours: Canadian Forces Decoration; CCUNEFME Service Medal; NATO Service Medal; Peacekeeping Service Medal, Interviewer: Stewart, Meghan, An interview/narrative of Major Joan Clement's experiences whilst serving with the Canadian Forces Medical Service. Interview took place on March 7, 2012., and ABSTRACT: To begin, Major Clement told me a little bit about her background, including her education and assignment to Egypt and explained her first impressions of Egypt when she arrived. Following this, Major Clement spoke about her duties and the community that formed within the logistics personnel, including the medications and health issues that targeted troops in Egypt, as well as the difficulties with UN supplies and supply lines. Major Clement then spoke about the travelling she did while she was serving in Egypt, including trips to Jerusalem and Cyprus. She then spoke about the relationship between the UN and Canadian troops, including some of the difficulties that come up from the fact that the UN is a civilian organization working with military organizations. Major Clement finished the interview speaking a little bit more about her travel while in Egypt. 0:00- 3:41– Major Clement’s background, training and first impressions of Egypt 3:41- 15:09 – Duties, concerns with medications, UN supplies and storage facilities. 16:05-21:35 – Difficulties with supplies/supply lines. 21:35- 30:23 – Travel and challenges associated with travelling. 30:23-36:14 – Relationship between UN and Canadian troops. 36:14-40:50— Travel
- Keyword:
- War--Relief of sick and wounded, Egypt--Description and travel, Pharmacists, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Barracks and quarters, Canada--Canadian Forces Medical Services, Clement, Joan Margaret, 1946- --Interviews, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Leaves and furloughs, Military hospitals, Soldiers--Wounds and injuries, War--Medical aspects, Logistics, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Medical supplies, Tropical medicine, Middle East--Description and travel, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Supplies and stores, Multinational armed forces, Malaria, Civil-military relations, Arab countries--Description and travel, United Nations--Peacekeeping forces, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives, Virus diseases, United Nations--Armed Forces, Israel-Arab War, 1973, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Health risk assessment, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Egypt, United Nations--Equipment and supplies, Operational readiness (Military science)., Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Africa, Medicine, Military, Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, UNEF II, Bacterial diseases, Integrated operations (Military science), Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Medical care, Parasitic diseases, United Nations Emergency Force, Middle East, Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Military life, and Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Operational readiness
- Subject:
- Soldiers, United Nations, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, and Military history
- Contributor:
- Stewart, Meghan and Clement, Joan Margaret, b. 1946
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 2012-03-07
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Egypt and Canada
- Coordinates:
- 27, 30 and 60.10867, -113.64258
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sound recordings, interviews, oral histories (literary genre), and reminiscences
- Archival Item Identifier:
- CJ_730
- Fonds Title:
- Military oral history collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC141
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/military-oral-history-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-03-07
- Technical Note:
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2012. Migration metadata by KD and MT.