Canadian Military Oral Histories

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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

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Works (789)

691. Gow, Ryan James: my Bosnian War experiences (March 1, 2016)

Title:: Gow, Ryan James: my Bosnian War experiences (March 1, 2016)
Description:: Interviewee: Gow, Ryan James, 1979-, Interviewer: Yanta, Courtney, ABSTRACT: Summary not available., Rank: Sergeant. , and An interview/narrative of Ryan Gow's experiences in the former Yugoslavia. Sergeant Gow served with the Canadian Forces. Interview took place on March 1, 2016.
Subject:: Soldiers, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Military history, and Armed Forces--Military life
Contributor:: Yanta, Courtney and Gow, Ryan James, 1979-
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-01
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:: Yugoslavia
Coordinates:: 44, 19.75
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, oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, and sound recordings
Archival Item Identifier:: GRJ_831
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:: 2016-03-01
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. 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 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

692. Dodd, Mark Thomas: my NORAD experiences (March 6, 2016)

Title:: Dodd, Mark Thomas: my NORAD experiences (March 6, 2016)
Description:: An interview/narrative of Mark Dodd's experiences with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Brigadier General Dodd served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Interview took place on March 6, 2016., Rank: Brigadier General. , Interviewee: Dodd, Mark Thomas, 1933-, Interviewer: Morgenthaler, Alexander, and ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Brigadier General Mark Dodd Title: NORAD the Veterans Experience and Organization Interviewer: Alexander Morgenthaler. Extent 2 sound recording (MP3) 1:55:18, 158 MB (time length of interview), file size (kB) Interview Date and Location 6 March 2016, Mark Dodd's Home, Victoria BC Canada. Synopsis: In the interview there are many topics which are discussed starting with Mr. Dodds experiences joining the RCAF and then moving to his role in NORAD, this includes a general overview of all of his NORAD postings and roughly what he did there which included North Bay, Cheyenne Mountain and more. Then the interview continues to include Mr. Dodds experiences as a Transport Pilot on the C-119 Boxcar and as a "Trash Hauler" swaying into a discussion and then further talking about the experiences of Dodd in Colorado/Cheyenne Mountain. Which then brings the interview to Dodds experience in Egypt and with the UN peace mission there, which also provided a great Segway into talking about how the UN and NORAD operations differed which turned out to be more than I expected as there were many nations at work and not just two. Then the interview moves to a more central NORAD topic which is Dodds experience with the early space shuttle launches and NORADS role in that operation as well as his experience commanding a transport squadron. Then there is a move to talk about Dodds experiences in the National defence headquarters as a reserve coordinator as well as his CF-130 training and subsequent trips and also his send-off that he received from NORAD when he left Colorado in more detail. Then we moved to the topic of how his family was affected by his postings and in fact as it turned out his postings provided his children with a great broad array of experiences including a trip to Israel which then led to a further detailing of the UN mission sites and operation as a result. This then gave way to talking about his further experiences with the Transport Squadron which included weather station resupply missions, arctic village resupply, and Christmas drops. Then there is a section on Dodds flight in a F18 fighter and how this came about moving into his survival training experience that he had his staff undertake and his northern posting ending off with Mr. Dodd's experiences in relation to the command of the Northern Region. lntro 0.00-0.38 Joining the RCAF 0.38-3.04 General Role in NORAD 3.04-5.24 Transport Pilot Experience/Term Verification "Trash Hauler" 5.24-7.16 Transport Experience with the Boxcar C-119 Aircraft 7.22-12.32 Operation Morning Light 12.32-15.30 Colorado/NORAD Cheyenne Mountain/Giitch 15.42-19.47 UN Mission in Egypt 1976 19.52-24.16 Working with UN vs NORAD 24.16-27.27 Early Space Shuttle Launches 27.27-29.09 Command of Transport Squadron 29.17-31.33 National Defence Headquarters/Reserve Coordinator 31.40-34.33 Unification of the Canadian Forces/Mobile Command 33.00-38.26 Further NORAD Experiences 38.50-42.13 CF-130 Training and Trips 42.20-46.54 NORAD Send-off 47.02-48.22 Family and Life 48.22-50.49 Israel 50.49-52.15 Further Transport Missions 52.15-56.50 Clip2: Further Transport Missions Cont. 43.47-47.50 F18 Flight 47.50-48.50 Survival Training for Staff 48.50-51.24 Northern Posting 51.24-54.50 Command of Northern Region Experiences 54.50-57.46 Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: General Role in NORAD 3.04-5.24 Operation Morning Light 12.32-15.30 Colorado/NORAD Cheyenne Mountain/Giitch 15.42-19.4 7 UN Mission in Egypt 1976 19.52-24.16 Working with UN vs NORAD 24.16-27.27 Early Space Shuttle Launches 27.27-29.09 CF-130 Training and Trips 42.20-46.54 Family and Life 48.22-50.49 Further Transport Missions 52.15-56.50 Clip 2 Further Transport Missions Cont. 43.47-47.50 Survival Training for Staff 48.50-51.24 Northern Posting 51.24-54.50 Command of Northern Region Experiences 54.50-57.46 I feel that all the clips have merit in some areas Subject Key Words NORAD, RCAF, CF-130, Boxcar C-119, cargo airlifts, Suez, United Nations, Egypt, Northern Region, Operation Morning Light, Space Shuttle Launches, Transport Squadrons, Israel, Survival Training, Reserve Coordinator, National Defence Headquarters, Cargo Drops
Subject:: North American Aerospace Defense Command, Military history, United Nations, and Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
Contributor:: Morgenthaler, Alexander and Dodd, Mark Thomas, 1933-
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-06
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:: 2 sound recordings (MP3)
Geographic Coverage:: British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates:: 48.4359, -123.35155
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, interviews, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
Archival Item Identifier:: DMT_841
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:: 2016-03-06
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

693. Holland, Robert Lorne: my NORAD experiences (March 6, 2016)

Title:: Holland, Robert Lorne: my NORAD experiences (March 6, 2016)
Description:: Interviewer: Morgenthaler, Alexander, An interview/narrative of Lorne Holland's experiences with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Holland served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Interview took place on March 6, 2016., ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Lorne Holland Title: NORAD the Veterans Experiences and Organization. Interviewer: Interviewed by Alexander Morgenthaler. Extent 3 sound recording (MP3) 1:59:05, 163MB Interview Date and Location 6 March 2016, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, Canada. Synopsis: The interview gives a great amount of training detail starting with Hollands joining of the RCAF and the training he received such as the Intercept Controller Training and then moves on to expand on the DEW line and Radar systems with some mention of BOMARC Missiles as well as SAC exercises. Then there is a section about the experience of Canada in the Cuban Missile Crisis and there is also a reference to the Avro Arrow Test Flight and there is then a great amount of experiences with Canadian and American Co-Operation and the experiences in the various bases including the northern DEW line Bases and various operations such as Sky Shield and projects such as the Over-Horizon Back scatter Radar and in these cases there was also mention of the bases inner workings as far as secrecy. Then there is a great amount of family life with moving from base to base. Also the interview goes into the job of an air weapons controller/intercept controller in great detail along with talking about an in depth study done into the fail rate of trainees that was occurring. Clip 1 lntro 0.00-0.41 Join the RCAF 0.42-2.32 Role in NORAD in General 2.33-4.30 Clip2 Training for Radar Position/ Beaver Bank 0.0-2.25 Edgar Ontario 2.25-3.09 Intercept Practice 3.09-3.46 Advanced Training in Cold Lake/433 Squadron and Rocket meet/31 Radar Squadron 3.46-5.01 BOMARC Missile Control and Opinion 5.10-8.21 Ottawa Sector/SAGE Training/North Bay 8.21-9.53 Northern DEW line site Fox Main 9.50-14.14 Cuban Missile Crisis Experience/Politics/Family 14.14-20.17 American and Canadian Cooperation 20.28-23.05 Various Base Experiences/Sky Shield Noodoo Fighters 23.05-31.03 No Foreign Secrets and operations 25.32-27.00, 29.35-30.41 Term Clarify/some further information to Sky Shield 31.06-32.55 Command of a NORAD Region as part of the BUIC System 32.56-36.21 Command 22 ACNW Radar Squadron/Russian Intercept 36.22-38.10 Journey to Backscatter Radar OTH-B 38.11-43.06 OTH-B Over the Horizon Backscatter Radar System 43.06-45.33 Clip3 Avro Arrow Tracking 0.08-4.23 Further Weapons Controller Experiences and Base experience 4.24-8.20 Admin and USA relations in NORAD 8.23-13.37 Colorado and Family life 13.37-25.08 More Family and NORAD related experience 25.08-32.08 Further Information on Intercepts/Controller Experience 32.09-36.20 Later phase Lt. Cornei/North Bay/Ground Environment Delay/Control Director/Aircraft Control and Warning School 36.20-40.00 Intercept/Weapons controller School Study Detail 40.17-45.02 Further detail as to the procedure for weapons controllers and responsibility division 41.46-43.44 Intercept Controller Training Structure Now in relation to new system with further School study detail (symbology and computer, study only was for older SAGE and school closed after new system) 45.03-47.16 Task of an Air Weapons Controller with SAGE (full and student) (tech as well as task) 47.20-56.52 Instance where an aircraft was lost as well as Voodoo fighter limits and pitch up (Voodoo lost control) 56.52-1.02.10 Further Sky Shield Detail and Intercept Detail 1.02.1 0-1.09.20 Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: Did any section of the interview stand out as being particularly remarkable and worth quoting or having transcribed? If so, provide the time code and a brief description. For example: Role in NORAD in General 2.33-4.30 Clip2 Intercept Practice 3.09-3.46 Advanced Training in Cold Lake/433 Squadron and Rocket meet/31 Radar Squadron 3.46-5.01 BOMARC Missile Control and Opinion 5.10-8.21 Cuban Missile Crisis Experience/Politics/Family 14.14-20.17 American and Canadian Cooperation 20.28-23.05 Various Base Experiences/Sky Shield Noodoo Fighters 23.05-31.03 No Foreign Secrets and operations 25.32-27.00,29.35-30.41 Term Clarify/some further information to Sky Shield 31.06-32.55 Command of a NORAD Region as part of the BUIC System 32.56-36.21 Command 22 ACNW Radar Squadron/Russian Intercept 36.22-38.10 Clip 3 Further detail as to the procedure for weapons controllers and responsibility division 41.46-43.44 Task of an Air Weapons Controller with SAGE (full and student) (tech as well as task) 47.20-56.52 Instance where an aircraft was lost as well as Voodoo fighter limits and pitch up (Voodoo lost control) 56.52-1.02.10 Further Sky Shield Detail and Intercept Detail 1.02.1 0-1.09.20 I feel that all the clips have a merit in certain areas Subject Key Words NORAD, Joining the RCAF, Radar, Intercept Control, Beaver Bank Base, Edgar Ontario, Intercept Training, Cold Lake, Advanced Weapon Training,31 Radar Squadron, BOMARC Control, SAGE, Cuban Missile Crisis, Ottawa Sector, Fox Maine DEW Station, DEW Line, Bomber Command, Family in NORAD, Politics of Cuban Missile Crisis, North Bay, Kl Sawur, SAC, No Foreign, Sky Shield, BUICK, St Margret NB, Northern NORAD Region Operation, OTH-B (Over Horizon Backscatter Radar), Avro Arrow Test Flight, Aircraft Control and Warning School, Air Weapons Controller, and Interviewee: Holland, Robert Lorne, 1933-
Subject:: Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force, Military history, Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), and North American Aerospace Defense Command
Contributor:: Holland, Robert Lorne, 1933- and Morgenthaler, Alexander
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-06
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:: British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates:: 48.4359, -123.35155
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:: oral histories (literary genre), sound recordings, reminiscences, and interviews
Archival Item Identifier:: HRL_842
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:: 2016-03-06
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

694. Keith-Murray, Peter: my NORAD experiences (March 7, 2016)

Title:: Keith-Murray, Peter: my NORAD experiences (March 7, 2016)
Description:: An interview/narrative of Peter Keith-Murray's experiences with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Keith-Murray served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Interview took place on March 7, 2016., Interviewee: Keith-Murray, Peter, 1935-, ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Peter Keith-Murray Title: NORAD, the Veterans Experience Interviewer: Alexander Morgenthaler Extent 2 sound recording (MP3) 1:41:10, 138MB Interview Date and Location 7 March 2016, British Columbia Aviation Museum, Victoria BC. Synopsis: This interview covers at the start a great range of bases and postings in Quebec, BC, and Ontario with a mention of a Christmas trip which shows the cultural landscape of the USA at the time in great detail as well as provided insight into the various clubs and bases that Keith-Murray visited. Then as a part of this there was further mention of various bases to which Keith-Murray was posted with mention of black fly postings as well as various details about the bases construction and inner workings and these areas of the interview included some life experiences while at the postings such as supply chains in the north. Then the interview moved to Keith-Murray's experiences in Europe as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) aircraft were given to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Keith-Murray was posted to the Canadian branch and this section includes a swath of very useful information on the workings and operations of AWACS which is elaborated later even further in the section which covers Keith Murray’s Alaska posting and the Europe posting also includes several experiences as well as insights into the differences between NATO and NORAD and the playing of politics in the background of the organizations and also there is mention of his bush and ocean going survival training here. Then as an extension of this then the interview went towards Keith-Murray's posting in Anchorage Alaska where he was given a staff job but was also a weapons resources officer aboard a NORAD (North American Air Defence Command) AWACS as an Airborne Battle Staff officer in case the ground based battle staff was destroyed and this then led to the intercepts in which Keith Murray participated as a controller and then the interview goes into the Arctic survival training in which he participated. 0:00-0:46 lntro 0:46- 3:41 Joining the Canadian Air Force (Early Life, training) 3:41-4:39 Clinton Ont. Trade Fighter Control Operator 4:39-7:38 Hitchhike trip at Christmas after post 7:38- 13:16 More of the Trip and James Conelly AFB, Hollywood Military Club 13:16-14:27 Quebec posting, more life in Force 14:27- 17:14 Radar Business, Tu Russian Bears, Intercepts and the end of intercepts 17:14-19:25 More on Radar and Fighter Bases experiences, Fighter Ops, promotion, 19:25-21:06 Moving around from posting to posting mixed with experiences and move of Air defence command 21:06-22:24 More posting movement and life, Black Fly Posting 22:24-24:05 Commission and More on Postings-BC North Life 24:05-26:16 More on postings (Quebec, life and jobs of most time, controller school, French Course) 26:16-29:02 Even more on postings and movement, BUIC Station Experience and workings 29:02-31:34 North Bay and postings, Personnel Officer Job and officer assignment structure for crisis 31:34-34:18 Colorado Springs and Posting for Course Bio warfare (Base and Battle Staff), Secondary Job (Museum) 34:18-35:31 Ottawa almost, Back to North Bay Chief Controller 35:31-38:43 Ground Environment Office (old system) Radar Chains and NORAD Country Divisions and running of Radar 38:43-39:40 North Bay, AWAC's (NATO) 39:40-45:48 NATO AWAC's Experience (Europe), AWAC Flights and workings 45:48-54:45 NORAD Alaska Anchorage AWAC's Posting Airborne Battle Staff, Intercepts packages and bad comm, the end of intercepts and Career Clip2 0:00-6:39 Difference NATO vs. NORAD, AWAC Radar 6:39-9:23 Tactical Director of AWAC in Europe and crew of AWAC 9:23-14:33 More Alaska Experience, Staff Ops, Russia Bombers Intercepts, BEMEWS 14:33-15:45 Arctic Survival Training, Article written for staff 15:45-16:16 Joining AWACS and Supply NATO with AWACS and support 16:16-17.01 NATO AWACS details (Bases, Squadrons, 17.01-20:21 Overseas required winter bush and sea going survival training 20:21-22:53 Europe life Experiences, Training to become a Tactical Director 22:55-23:38 Tactical Director, Air Weapon Controller Wings, Flight time 23:38-26:34 AWACS aircraft and workings, experiences 26:34-28:07 NATO politics and inner workings squadrons deployment 28:07-31:54 Europe Experiences at various postings (food, Civil life, Lincoln England area, Culture) 31:54-32:48 Trondheim (Oreland, local stories) 32:48-34:16 Throughout Turkey and history in Gonia 34:16-35:23 PR in Service Trips 35:23-37:00 Anchorage Alaska, AWACS, Hunter/Killer Package Intercepts of Bears (Russia) with Tactics 37:00-37:27 Iceland Summit and no more intercepts 37:27-38:03 Communication in North 38:03-42:54 Arctic Survival Training 42:54-43:31 Russia land in Elmendorff and Airshow in Canada (Mig 29, and A225 Cargo Aircraft) 43:31-46:26 Mess Committee Chair (event), Admin changes, and the end of Career Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 14:27- 17:14 Radar Business, Tu Russian Bears, Intercepts and the end of intercepts 26:16-29:02 Even more on postings and movement, BUIC Station Experience and workings Clip2 9:23-14:33 More Alaska Experience, Staff Ops, Russia Bombers Intercepts, BEMEWS 14:33-15:45 Arctic Survival Training, Article written for staff 15:45-16:16 Joining AWACS and Supply NATO with AWACS and support 16:16-17.01 NATO AWACS details (Bases, Squadrons, 17.01- 20:21 Overseas required winter bush and sea going survival training 20:21-22:53 Europe life Experiences, Training to become a Tactical Director 22:55-23:38 Tactical Director, Air Weapon Controller Wings, Flight time 23:38-26:34 AWACS aircraft and workings, experiences 26:34-28:07 NATO politics and inner workings squadrons deployment 35:23-37:00 Anchorage Alaska, AWACS, Hunter/Killer Package Intercepts of Bears (Russia) with Tactics I think all clips are important in one way or other. Subject Key Words NORAD, NATO, Airborne Battle Staff, Arctic Survival Training, Europe, AWACS, life in the Forces, United States, Alaska, Geilenkirchen, Bush Training, Intercepts, Radar postings, Cheyenne Mountain, North Bay, Quebec, North British Columbia, Vacations, Operations, BMEWS, BUIC, RCAF, Rank: Major. , and Interviewer: Morgenthaler, Alexander
Subject:: North American Aerospace Defense Command, Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force, and Military history
Contributor:: Keith-Murray, Peter, 1935- and Morgenthaler, Alexander
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-07
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:: 2 sound recordings (MP3)
Geographic Coverage:: British Columbia--Victoria and Colorado--Colorado Springs
Coordinates:: 38.83388, -104.82136 and 48.4359, -123.35155
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:: KMP_843
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:: 2016-03-07
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

695. MacKenzie, Dan: my Afghanistan experiences (March 7, 2016)

Title:: MacKenzie, Dan: my Afghanistan experiences (March 7, 2016)
Description:: Rank: Sergeant. , Interviewer: Gray, Josie, Interviewee: MacKenzie, Dan, 1983-, ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: MacKenzie, Sergeant Dan, 1983- Title: Canada in Afghanistan: Counter Insurgency, Counter IED, and Development Interviewer: Interviewed by Josie Gray. Extent 1 sound recording (WMA File) 1:53:31 – 53,754 KB Interview Date and Location 7 March 2016, Victoria BC. Synopsis: 0:00 – 3:20 – Decision to enlist in the Canadian Forces and his time as a reservist. 3:20 – 6:09 – Volunteering to go to Afghanistan, a way to test his abilities, romantic notions of war, money. 6:09 – 9:40 Previously attempted to deploy to Bosnia, excitement about a Battle Group position being open for Afghanistan, could have gone as a LAV crew commander, goes as a rifleman. 9:40 – 11:48 – Transferring into 3vp, a light regiment who was preparing to augment into a mechanized battle group, a huge change as they had to learn a new way to fight, MacKenzie was able to augment in already having a lot of that experience. 11:48 – 14:05 – Training, ranges in Wainwright and Suffield, patrolling, mechanized drills, tanks, various courses, first aid training. 14:05 – 15:02 – Training as a reservist vs. the regular forces. 15:02 – 15:50 – Being a young reservist as a Master Corporal. 15:50 – 17:10 – Description of training, building core skills, IBTS, lectures on culture, Colonel Grossman’s Book On Killing, psychological preparation, family support, less support for reservists. 17:10 – 19:05 – The complicated process of their company getting split up when they augmented into 2VP Battle Group and administration complications. 19:05 – 23:50 – Final training, realistic-type training, stimulated battle experience, did not always work well, 3rd Battalion Platoons seemed to be less prepared than the ones who came from the 2nd Battalion, month of ranges which were quite realistic, room clearing with tanks, bombs dropping, explosions, live rounds and explosions. 23:50 – 26:50 – The use of tanks in Afghanistan, problems working with the Tankers. 23:50 – 29:45 – Instruction in Afghan culture, mixed results, description of shuras. 29:45 – 33:05 – Initial arrival in Kandahar. 33:05 – 35:18 – Supposed to rip in in January but delayed until February. 35:18 – 37:37 – Difficulties from an entire new set of troops replacing the previous. 37:37 – 42:00 – Description of his position in particular and that of the Battle Group more generally. 42:00 – 47:15 – Feeling of always being in danger, the “why are we here” questions, hearing about the politics back in Canada, importance of language, culture, and villages, more specific description of what it was like fighting a counterinsurgency. 47:15 – 48:42 – Seeing Taliban members digging in an IED. 48:42 – 53:09 – Fighting gradually intensifies, recalls walking through a known Taliban village deep in Zhari District that was super high threat, hold a shura with the elders, always surrounded by threat and the enemy. 53:09 – 54: 07 – Description of IED search practises. 54:09 – 54:40 – Omnipresent fear, not scared during fights but scared afterwards. 55:00 – 58:46 The size of the Canadian Force compared to the size of Kandahar in the context of the ferocity of the enemy, Americans put a lot more troops in when they took over, patrolling areas to provide presence and gather intelligence, not to hold, trying to convince the population that they are here to help, later in the tour doing more fighting-orientated operations, reconnaissance missions. 58:46 – 59:53 – Description of doing constant patrols all the time, no time off, a really bad fight on June 14th. 1:00:20 – 1:02:50 – Working more with security than with local people, facilitating conversations and relationships with local people for development projects, collecting intelligence that gets sent up to generals, everyone is a sensor, supervising ANP. 1:02:50 – 1:11:45 – Anecdotes and descriptions about working with the Afghan National Army (ANA), some better than others, RPG Guy, supervising the main gate at Masum Gahr, trying to build relationships with the ANA, witnessing ANA punishment but not in the place to intervene, ANA unit abandoned them in one fight, ANP guys get little to no training, issues he had with not being able to intervene in some cases, training in morals and ethics in the Canadian Forces. 1:11:46 – 1:16:50 – Description of Forward Operating Bases, FOB Wilson, FOB Frontenac, FOB Masum Gahr; FOB Sperwan Gahr, PRT had a swimming pool, FOBs were a place where you were safe, people had different conceptions of security depending on what they were used to. 1:16:50 – 1:24:00 – Saraposa Prison Break and following operations, strengthened the Taliban forces significantly, foreign fighters coming from Iraq, operations in preparation for OP Timus Prime, Josh Roberts killed, June 14th ambush. 1:24:00 – 1:33:55 – Operation Timus Prime, Erin Doyle killed, attack on Taliban commanders, Taliban punishing villagers and ANP officers for not cooperating. 1:33:55 – 1:37:15 – Description of the effects of training when comparing infantry soldiers vs. IED engineers’ response to being fired on. 1:37:15 – 1:39:10 – Concluding remarks on OP Timus Prime. 1:39:25 – 1:42:15 – Process of ripping (Relieved in Place – RIP) people out at the end of the tour, he requested to go first so he could start school in September. 1:42:15 - 1:47:25 – Description of Decompression in Cyprus, poor attempts at mental health briefs, the plastic room. 1:47:25 –1:50:48 – Difficulties adjusting after coming home, reservists really have a hard time. Subject Key Words North Saskatchewan Regiment; Wainwright, Alberta; Regina Riffles; Canadian Scottish Regiment; infantry; PO; Bosnia; Korea; battle group; Taliban; Shilo; LAV; rifleman; Edmonton; 3vp; 2vp; training; Suffield; mechanized regiment; tanks; first aid; medic support; reservist; IBTS; Lieutenant Colonel Grossman; On Killing; OMLT; POMLT; Leopard C2; Forward Operating Base (FOB); FOB Masum Gahr; Pashto; Pashtun; Afghan culture; Afghan National Army (ANA); Afghan National Police (ANP); shuras; Afghanistan; Kandahar; Kandahar Air Field (KAF); FOB Frontenac; Helmand; Shah Wali Kot District; OP Timus Prime; HLTA; insurgency; counter insurgency; COIN Doctrine; snipers; Improvised Explosive Device (IED); Zhari District; Afghan National Police (ANP); Afghan National Army (ANA); Civic-Military Cooperation (CIMIC); Mujahedeen; Military Medal of Valour (MMV); ambush; Canadian Forces (CF); FOB Wilson; FOB Sperwan Gahr; Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT); Kandahar City; Saraposa Prison Break; Panjwayi District; Arghandab District; Josh Roberts; Pakistan; jihad; Erin Doyle; Relieved in Place (RIP); decompression; Cyprus; plastic room; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)., and An interview/narrative of Dan MacKenzie's experiences in Afghanistan. Sergeant MacKenzie served with the Canadian Forces. Interview took place on March 7, 2016.
Subject:: Personal narratives--Canadian, Tanks (Military science), Afghan Wars, and Military history
Contributor:: Gray, Josie and MacKenzie, Dan, 1983-
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-07
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:: Afghanistan and British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates:: 33, 66 and 48.4359, -123.35155
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:: interviews, reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
Archival Item Identifier:: MD_836
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:: 2016-05-19
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 128 kbps. 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 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

696. Eaton, Richard: my Northern Ireland experiences (March 8, 2016)

Title:: Eaton, Richard: my Northern Ireland experiences (March 8, 2016)
Description:: An interview/narrative of Richard Eaton's experiences in Northern Ireland. Eaton served with the British Army. Interview took place on March 8, 2016., ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Eaton, Richard; 1960- Title: An Outsider’s Understanding of the Northern Ireland Conflict Interviewer: Interviewed by Kate Riordon. Extent 1 sound recording (MP3) 43:45, 60.1MB Interview Date and Location 8 March, 2016; Victoria BC Synopsis: Richard Eaton grew up in a family with a longstanding history of serving in the military, and from a young age he knew that he wanted to carry on that tradition. During high school he joined the local branch of the Military Cadets, but by the time he was ready to make a career of it he found the Canadian Army not as interesting an option as the British one. Prior to any deployment Eaton underwent various different kinds of training and schooling; by the time he went to Northern Ireland he was an Officer in the Parachute Regiment, an elite sector of the British Infantry. While in Northern Ireland he served terms in both the countryside and in Belfast, with similar responses from the locals, as well as an overarching emphasis on responsibility and purpose. Since his time in Northern Ireland Eaton has transferred to the Canadian Reserve Army and reflects back that he is proud of what the British Army has achieved in Ireland and that while the situation is still less then ideal, it is a far better alternative to the militant option. 00:31 – 4:09 – Growing up in Vancouver, joining the British Army, training up to the Officer level. 4:10 – 6:40 – Description of Parachute Regiment and training. 6:41 – 9:35 – Overview of three tours. 9:36 – 12:46 – Description of first tour in the countryside; differences between rural and urban Northern Ireland conflicts. 12:47 – 15:53 – Thoughts and quotes about the relationships between local factions and the military. 15:54 – 17:56 – Responsibilities to the local police; terrorists. 17:57 – 24:03 – Description & quote on patrols; second tour in Belfast 24:04 – 26:15 – Outline of training between tours. 26:16 – 31:27 – Responsibilities as an Officer & relations between the Army and local police. 31:28 – 34:16 – Description of third tour, countryside. 34:17 – 36: 46 – Reactions since leaving Northern Ireland. 36:47 – 42:39 – Thoughts on the local’s reactions/interactions with the Army. 42:40 – 43:45 – Closing remarks. Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 5:24 – 6:40 – Quote about training in the Parachute Regiment. 9:51 – 10:30 – Quote of personal preparation for the Irish situation. 11:20 – 12:47 – Description of danger-level difference between rural and urban. 13:09 – 14:13 – Quote/example of locally-expressed religious differences. 15:54 – 17:56 – Importance of local police force; support from the Army. 22:09 – 24:03 – Role of the officer; quote. Subject Key Words: Military Cadets, Vancouver BC; Canadian Forces Reserves, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada; Parachute Regiment; O-type engagement, officers training; 1 Parachute Battalion; NATO; P Company test, Pre-Parachute Selection, training; Northern Ireland Training Advisory Team, Kent; Fermanaugh, 1982; Belfast, 1986, 45 Commando; South Armagh, 1988; bandit country; danger; tribal maps; marching season; Royal Ulster Constabulary; Security Forces Base; routines; cooperation; teamwork; dedication; purpose; politics., Interviewer: Riordon, Kate, and Interviewee: Eaton, Richard, 1960-
Subject:: Military cadets, Great Britain. Army, Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment, and Military history
Contributor:: Riordon, Kate and Eaton, Richard, 1960-
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-08
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:: Northern Ireland and British Columbia--Vancouver
Coordinates:: 49.24966, -123.11934 and 54.5, -6.5
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), interviews, sound recordings, and reminiscences
Archival Item Identifier:: ER_834
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:: 2016-03-08
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. 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 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

697. Cormier, Jayden: my Afghanistan experiences (March 9, 2016)

Title:: Cormier, Jayden: my Afghanistan experiences (March 9, 2016)
Description:: ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Cormier, Master Corporal Jayden, 1989- Title: Canada in Afghanistan: Counter Insurgency, Counter IED, and Development Interviewer: Interviewed by Josie Gray. Extent 1 sound recording (WMA File) 1:24:26 – 39,990 KB Interview Date and Location 9 March 2016, Victoria BC. Synopsis: 00:28 – 1:24 – Description of when and why he joined the Canadian Forces. 1:24 – 2:05 – Description of why he volunteered to go to Afghanistan. 2:05 – 4:12 – Work up training and particular position as a rifleman. 4:12 – 5:17 – Instruction in Afghan culture and religion. 5:20 – 7:03 – Initial arrival in Kandahar Airfield, orientation, and first few days. 7:03 – 7:45 – Sections would rotate between Camp Nathan Smith, FOBs, and the Palace in Kandahar City. 7:47 – 11:45 – First few days at Camp Nathan Smith, process of people ripping in and out, doing security shifts in the towers, orientation. 11:45 – 13:15 – Description of his position as part of the Force Protection Company for the PRT. 13:20 – 15:45 – Equipment, weapons, vehicles, and maintenance. 15:45 – 16:47 – Providing security for reconstruction officers, not directly assisting them. 17:00 – 18:00 – Times they were attacked such as the Sarposa Prison Break and a suicide bombing at a Dog Fight on February 17. Often assigned as a quick reaction force that was ready to respond to emergencies. 18:05 – 22:40 – Worked with Afghan National Police (ANP) quite regularly and the Blue Hackle security company which was assigned to the Palace. Some cultural differences that arose when trying to work with Afghan forces. 22:40 – 25:40 – Interaction with local people indirectly. One day every few weeks Afghans could come to the camp to make damage claims, get health care, or look for a job. Interacting with kids at the Sarposa Prison. 25:40 – 28:40 – Description of an average day at Camp Nathan Smith and a convoy out to an Afghan outpost. Description about what you do when you encounter an area that might have an IED like a culvert. 28:40 – 29:50 – Dismounted presence patrols when stationed at FOBs. 30:15 – 32:07 – Strategies used to reduce the threat of IEDs and attacks but they were very common. Camp Nathan Smith was quite secure. 32:07 – 35:30 – The Sarposa Prison Break and the following three-day push. 35:37 – 37:58 – HLTA, 23 days off at some point during the deployment. Cormier chose to go to Europe with brother and friends. 37:58 – 41:25 – The units that make up the Force Protection Company. Cormier was in 1VP Bravo Company 4 Platoon 3 Section. If people were unavailable, people had to shift around in their sections to fill the gaps; HLTA made that more difficult. 42:12 – 44:30 – A memory of his first time standing security in a tower. 44:33 – 46:37 – Part of an entire platoon of reservists that had been put in a regular force company, which isn’t normal. But it helped with coping and adjusting after coming home. 48:50 – 50:48 – Description of the first time he saw an IED go off. Only minor injuries but made him realize that he could possibly die in Afghanistan. 51:31 – 55:05 – Description of First Aid training and training to assist company medics. Focus on blasts and bullets and “sustainable first aid.” What happens if someone or multiple people are injured and need to get to the hospital. 55:15 – 57:35 – Description of Operation Electric Avenue: moving a large generator across Kandahar Province. Also the various development projects that he provided security for. 57:41 – 1:00:37 – Description of down time and the facilities available at Camp Nathan Smith: gym, hockey arena, outside eating area, lounge, an emergency fire reservoir that people swam in. Description of how sections would rotate. 1:00:42 – 1:04:15 – Promoted to corporal. Importance of being able to communicate through radios. Taught that “everyone is a sensor” and important for individual soldiers to collect information and pass it up the line. 1:04:21 – 1:06:24 – He was a part of Operation Timus Prime but does not remember it. Comments on how that whole life became easy and normal. 1:06:28 – 1:07:35 – Preparing to go home and decompression in Cyprus. 1:07:35 – 1:12:00 – Issues and benefits that come with a new set of troops coming in every six months. The importance of building trust and relationships on the ground which is often hurt by the 6-month turnaround. However, long tours have psychological effects on coalition soldiers and many burn out. 1:12:12 – 1:17:07 – Description of adjusting after coming home from Afghanistan and getting involved in teaching. 1:17:07 – 1:22:20 – Cormier’s final conclusions regarding his deployment and his belief that it is important for the Canadian Forces to engage with the Canadian public so they understand the bigger picture and what Canada was doing in Afghanistan. Subject Keywords Canadian Forces (CF); Nanaimo; reserves; Canadian Scottish; Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT); humanitarian aid; training; Afghanistan; Edmonton; Force Protection Company; driver training; rifleman; infantry; convoy; CF-130 Hercules; Kandahar Airfield (KAF); RSOM; Camp Nathan Smith; Forward Operating Base (FOB); Kandahar; Palace; Van Doos; Pashtu; reconstruction; development; security; Afghan National Police (ANP); Afghan National Army (ANA); C7 rifle; grenades; RG-31 Nyala; LAV; Improvised Explosive Device (IED); Sarposa Prison Break; Dog Fight; suicide bombing; Blue Hackle; Afghan culture; OMLT; POMLET; Tazkira; spider drill; Taliban; insurgents; HLTA; Tim Horton’s; 1VP; EOD; reservist; First Aid; tactical combat casualty care (TCCC); tourniquet; quick clot; Israeli Bandage; sustainable first aid; hospital; Operation Electric Avenue; swimming pool, hockey arena; bomb dog; “Everyone is a sensor”; OP Timus Prime; Decompression; Cyprus; teaching; peace keeping., An interview/narrative of Jayden Cormier's experiences in Afghanistan. Master Corporal Cormier served with the Canadian Forces. Interview took place on March 9, 2016., Interviewee: Cormier, Jayden, 1989-, Rank: Master Corporal. , and Interviewer: Gray, Josie
Subject:: Military history, Afghan Wars, and Personal narratives--Canadian
Contributor:: Cormier, Jayden, 1989- and Gray, Josie
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-09
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:: British Columbia--Victoria and Afghanistan
Coordinates:: 33, 66 and 48.4359, -123.35155
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, interviews, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
Archival Item Identifier:: CJ_835
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:: 2016-05-18
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 128 kbps. 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 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

698. Featherstone, Tamara Leigh: my Bosnian War experiences (March 9, 2016)

Title:: Featherstone, Tamara Leigh: my Bosnian War experiences (March 9, 2016)
Description:: An interview/narrative of Tamara Featherstone's experiences in the former Yugoslavia. Master Warrant Officer Featherstone served with the Canadian Forces. Interview took place on March 9, 2016., Interviewer: Yanta, Courtney, Interviewee: Featherstone, Tamara Leigh, 1968-, ABSTRACT: Summary not available., and Rank: Master Warrant Officer.
Subject:: Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Military history, and Personal narratives--Canadian
Contributor:: Featherstone, Tamara Leigh, 1968- and Yanta, Courtney
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-09
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:: Yugoslavia
Coordinates:: 44, 19.75
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, oral histories (literary genre), sound recordings, and reminiscences
Archival Item Identifier:: FTL_830
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:: 2016-03-09
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. 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 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

699. Lee, Ronald: my Force 136 experiences (March 18, 2016)

Title:: Lee, Ronald: my Force 136 experiences (March 18, 2016)
Description:: ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Lee, Ronald. 1919- Title: "We were dead once we flew into Burma.": Chinese Canadians in Force 136 Interviewer: Interviewed by Trevor Gallagher. Extent 1 sound recording (MP3) Length 42:49, file size 58.8MB Interview Date and Location 18 March 2016, Vancouver BC. Synopsis: Ronald Lee describes life as a Chinese Canadian in Vancouver in the 1920s and '30s. He experienced severe racism, and rarely left Chinatown before going to Prince Rupert to work. He enlisted in the Army in 1943. He had previously tried to enlist in 1939, but had been rejected because of his ethnicity. Upon completing his basic training, he was recruited into Force 136 and sent to India and Ceylon for training. He trained as a signaller, but the war ended before he went on his first mission. He then describes his life on returning to Canada after the war, especially the marked decrease in racism and discrimination he experienced. He feels certain that his military service contributed to the granting of full citizenship to Chinese Canadians. 00:00-05:07- Growing up in Vancouver and his enlistment in the Army. 05:07-09:00- Enlistment and recruitment into Force 136. 09:00-17:00- Transfer to India and Ceylon via England, and Force 136 training. 17:00-24:40- Post-training waiting and his understanding of Force 136's role. 24:40 - 33:17- Life after the war, the campaign for the franchise and the changed treatment of Chinese Canadians. 33:17-42:50- Various other reminiscences of tropical diseases, travel in the 1940s. Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 17:45- 18:25: realization of poor odds of survival. "We were told, we went into Burma, our chances of coming out was negative." Subject Key Words Civil Rights, Chinese Canadians, Force 136, Racism, Second World War, Southeast Asia Command, Special Operations Executive, Vancouver Chinatown, Voting Rights, Interviewer: Gallagher, Trevor, An interview/narrative of Ronald Lee's experiences during World War II. Lee served with Force 136 in Burma. Interview took place on March 18, 2016., and Interviewee: Lee, Ronald, 1919-
Subject:: World War (1939-1945), Personal narratives--Canadian, World War (1914-1918), and Military history
Contributor:: Gallagher, Trevor and Lee, Ronald, 1919-
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-18
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:: England
Coordinates:: 52.16045, -0.70312
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), reminiscences, and interviews
Archival Item Identifier:: LR_839
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:: 2016-03-18
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. 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 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

700. King, Tyson Stephen: my Bosnian War experiences (March 22, 2016)

Title:: King, Tyson Stephen: my Bosnian War experiences (March 22, 2016)
Description:: An interview/narrative of Tyson King's experiences in the former Yugoslavia. Master Corporal King served with the Canadian Forces. Interview took place on March 22, 2016., ABSTRACT: Summary not available., Interviewee: King, Tyson Stephen, 1972-, Interviewer: Yanta, Courtney, and Rank: Master Corporal (Army); Master Seaman (Navy).
Subject:: Personal narratives--Canadian, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, and Military history
Contributor:: King, Tyson Stephen, 1972- and Yanta, Courtney
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 2016-03-22
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:: Yugoslavia
Coordinates:: 44, 19.75
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, interviews, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
Archival Item Identifier:: KTS_829
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:: 2016-03-22
Technical Note:: Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. 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 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.