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Type:Interview
Contributor:Fraser, Sandy
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Sandy Fraser of Halifax, NS and Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Sandy talks about his family, the Halifax Explosion, growing up in Halifax, his parents, working at various hotels including the Nova Scotian in Halifax and the Charlottetown Hotel, bootleggers, WWII, taxi drivers, Charlottetown, and

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Pike, Captain Ben
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Captain Ben Pike of Burin, Newfoundland. In this interview Captain Pike talks about serving in the Canadian Merchant Navy during WWII, Roland Pickering, rough trips on the North Atlantic, seasickness, being wounded near Barbados during WWII, how he met his wife Thelma, how he joined the Merchant Navy, sailing

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Paynter (Andrews), Joyce
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Joyce Paynter (nee Andrews) of Sutton, England and French River, P.E.I. In this interview Joyce talks about her family, growing up in England during the 1930s, WWII, Christmas, how she met her husband, the Canadian Women's Army Corps, her wedding during the war, and moving to PEI after the war.
Date Recorded:1998-03-03
Duration:01:03:05