Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Gates, Lloyd
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2009-01
Date Digitized
2010-12-12
Abstract
This is an interview with Lloyd Gates of West Royalty, Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Lloyd talks about his service in WWII with the RCAF, driving, serving in France, Holland, coming home after the war, changes in West Royalty, hauling ice, the end of the mill, home remedies, radio, the Upton Airfield, Christmas, and various other topics.
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Subject (Temporal)
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:32:06
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***This interview is SIDE A only, SIDE B is blank.
SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:06:11
Discussion about his service in WWII continues on from Tape One; medals, WWII, air force, RCAF, aircraftman, American soldiers, Holland, Dutch.

SIDE A 00:06:11 -- 00:08:03
Discussion about trips into Charlottetown and learning to drive; Charlottetown, driving, Market Square, movies.

SIDE A 00:08:03 -- 00:12:05
Discussion about serving in France during WWII, with mention of his squadron; WWII, commandos, soldiers, RCAF, France, air attacks, pilots, Charles Trainor.

SIDE A 00:12:05 -- 00:15:51
Discussion about coming home at the end of WWII; WWII, Isle de France, 1946, hotels, Nova Scotia Hotel.

SIDE A 00:15:51 -- 00:18:20
Discussion about learning to drive; driving, Durant, RCMP, Mounties.

SIDE A 00:18:20 -- 00:20:56
Discussion about changes in West Royalty and the family farm, with mention of apples; West Royalty, North River Road, Andrew's Lodge, apple orchards, apples, apple varieties.

SIDE A 00:20:56 -- 00:23:01
Discussion about hauling ice and driving in the winter; driving, ice, cutting, ice, ice houses, hauling ice, St. Dunstan's University.

SIDE A 00:23:01 -- 00:24:05
Discussion about horses, the farm, and homemade clothes; plowing, horses, homemade clothes, flour bag clothes.

SIDE A 00:24:05 -- 00:25:03
Discussion about home remedies; home remedies, Minard's liniment, sulfur and molasses.

SIDE A 00:25:03 -- 00:26:30
Discussion about the radio; radio, crystal sets, radio stations, radio programs, WWVA.

SIDE A 00:26:30 -- 00:27:48
Discussion about the end of the mill; mills, Gates' mill, 1967.

SIDE A 00:27:48 -- 00:30:38
Discussion about various topics including Upton Airfield, Bell's Hill, MCA, and driving on the mud roads; Upton Airport, Upton Airfield, MCA, Carl Burke, Bell's Hill, driving, Canadian Airways, mud roads, roads, Edith Gates.

SIDE A 00:30:38 -- 00:32:06
Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, Christmas trees, presents.

Tape ends at 00:32:06.