Willbond, William: my armed forces experiences (November 16, 2009)

Interviewee: Willbond, William, b. 1941

Interviewer: Zouak, Jehan

Rank: Sergeant.

ABSTRACT: Sergeant William Willbond William Willbond was born September 28, 1941 in Ontario. Joining the military in 1958 at just 17 years of age, he was posted overseas in 1960 during the Cold War and served with the United Nations in Cyprus in 1965. Served with the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and was named to the Special Service Force late in his career.. He had close bonds with many of the men he served with, bonds that he believed to be unique and exclusive to the military.

An interview/narrative of William Willbond's experiences during the Cold War and whilst serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. Sergeant Willbond served with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Interview took place on November 16, 2009.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Willbond, William, b. 1941
• Zouak, Jehan

Subject

• United Nations
• Cold War (1945-1989)
• Canada. Canadian Army
• Canada. Canadian Armed Forces
• Military history

Language

• eng

Keyword

• Cyprus--History--Cyprus Crisis, 1963
• Cyprus--Politics and government--1960-2004
• Willbond, William, 1941- --Interviews
• Cold War
• Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
• Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
• Canada--Canadian Army--Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
• United Nations--Peacekeeping forces
• Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
• Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
• Canada--Canadian Army--Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
• Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Special Service Force, 2nd

Date created

• November 16, 2009

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Cyprus
• Canada

Coordinates

• 35, 33
• 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

• sound recordings
• oral histories (literary genre)
• reminiscences
• interviews

Archival item identifier

• WW_618

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• November 26, 2009

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 2009. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• 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

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/pw6p-kc58

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