Veteran Interviews
These recordings are a series of interviews conducted by students of Cobourg District Collegiate Institute West as part of the Cobourg and District Historical Society Archives project entitled Cobourg’s Veterans, An Oral History. This project is intended to preserve the remembrances of local area veterans and for the benefit of future generations while furthering the education and appreciation for our history. This project was made possible through a generous grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Listen to interviews below:
| Introduction | 0:37 | Transcript | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Adams | 44:40 | British Army, Nurse | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| John Aitken | 23:21 | Royal Canadian Engineer Corps | Served in Sinai Desert and Gaza Strip (Transcript) |
| Rachel Cane | 1:09:56 | Canadian Forces, Medical Corps | Served in Bosnia and Afghanistan (Transcript) |
| Todd Cane | 47:50 | Canadian Forces, Infantry | Served in Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Afghanistan (Transcript) |
| Andrew Cook | 26:58 | Royal Canadian Air Force | Served in the Snowbirds and Afghanistan (Transcript) |
| Bruce Cox | 53:56 58:46 |
British paratrooper | Served in WWII (Transcript 1) (Transcript 2) |
| John Douglas | 21:03 | Royal Canadian Navy | Currently in active service (Transcript) |
| Joseph Fowler | 20:31 | Canadian Forces, Signal Corps | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| Frances Gage | 33:21 | Canadian Forces, Wrens (code breaker) | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| David Galbraith | 34:44 | Royal Canadian Navy | Served in Korea (Transcript) |
| Samuel Hearns | 12:41 | Canadian Forces, Infantry | Served in peacekeeping in Cyprus and Viet Nam (Transcript) |
| Peter Hills | 44:55 | Canadian Forces, Infantry | Served in Korea (Transcript) |
| Brian Jenkins | 32:41 | Royal Canadian Navy | Served in peacetime (Transcript) |
| Leonard Jesseman | 32:30 | Canadian Forces, Signal Corps | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| James Keeler | 43:26 | Canadian Forces Artillery | Served in Korea (Transcript) |
| Callum Kyle | 25:52 | Canadian Forces, Infantry | Served in Afghanistan (Transcript) |
| Ian Kyle | 25:32 | British Royal Marines and Canadian Forces, Infantry | Served in Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Cyprus (Transcript) |
| Phyllis Kyle | 24:24 | Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| Kenneth Lawrenson | 36:12 | British National Serviceman, Catering Corps | Served in Malaya (Transcript) |
| James Lightle | 32:45 | Canadian Forces, Combat Engineer Corps | Served in Bosnia and Afghanistan (Transcript) |
| Rod McNeil | 53:35 | Canadian Forces, Infantry | Served in Afghanistan (Transcript) |
| Tony Pitts | 7:05 | Canadian Naval Reserve | Served in peacetime (Transcript) |
| Tom Robins | 36:11 | Royal Canadian Air Force | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| Ken Scott | 28:41 | Royal Canadian Navy | Served in North Atlantic, WWII (Transcript) |
| Arthur Sherwin | 22:19 25:14 |
Royal Canadian Air Force | Served in WWII (POW) (Transcript 1) (Transcript 2) |
| Gordon Sherwin | 55:48 | Royal Canadian Air Force | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| Philip Ward | 35:11 | Canadian Armoured Corps | Served in peacetime (Transcript) |
| Gerald Wilkes | 27:32 | Royal Canadian Navy | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| Eric Winter | 30:49 | British Royal Navy | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
| Michael Winter | 25:44 | Canadian Forces, Artillery | Served in peacetime (Transcript) |
| Ron Woods | 22:38 | Royal Canadian Air Force | Served in WWII (Transcript) |
