Una Golding (nee Sinclair) was born September 27, 1926 in Fairford, Manitoba.  She grew up in that small farming community, where she was raised by her mother and grandfather.  Una recalls going to a one room schoolhouse in her small town; to go to high school she would have had to go to Winnipeg, which she did not want to do, instead electing to work on a nearby farm.  Food was always around on the farm, and Una does not recall the Great Depression as having too much of an impact on her in those years.  She does recall learning about the war as she worked on that farm from 1942-44, and seeing the flying schools that began to dot the Prairies countryside.  When Una turned 18 she joined up right away, going into the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWACs).  She reported for training and after a short period in Kitchener and Ottawa she was sent to Quebec City, where she worked as part of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, sorting uniforms and doing office work.  She was there when VE Day was announced, and Una like many others volunteered to do her part in the ongoing war against Japan, but the atomic bombs obviated that possibility.  She met a young man named Alan during this time, and the two of them struck up a romance and married.  Alan chose to stay in the military and together the two of them began an odyssey across Canada as they were posted on a variety of bases.  They also did an overseas stint in West Germany during the difficult years of the Cold War.  Una and Alan raised their family and Una remained active in the community, heavily involved in the Legion and volunteering for a host of organizations, all the while promoting a strong civic spirit and an ideal of remembrance.  Una Golding was interviewed by Scott Masters at her home in Peterborough in February 2025.