• Private Langille Hopkins
    … Hopkins, was born in Clarks Harbour, Nova Scotia July 25, 1920. He enlisted in the army in 1939 at the age of 19. He was one of the original members of the West Nova Scotia Regiment. His regiment was part of the 1st Canadian Division that landed on …
  • Teresa and Vittorio Pagnucco
    … thanks for keeping the memory of my wife and me alive in the first city that welcomed us to a new life. Pier 21's Wall of Honour to …
  • Hendrik Jan Boer
    … Hendrik travelled from Nieuwleusen, Netherlands to Le Havre, France, where he boarded a ship called the … 1950. The entire cost of the trip and immigration papers was $662.60. His country of origin was the Netherlands. The destination was Halifax … Hendrik Jan Boer …
  • Emilia De Francesco
    … courageously travelled Naples to Halifax, Halifax to Toronto to establish a better life for her family. She, known by all as Gilda, lived her …
  • WO2 C. Earl Martell
    … During the Second World War, many young adults in rural Canada didn’t hesitate … country. In small town Cape Breton, Earl Martell was too young to join his older brother in the war effort. Instead, he finished school and then headed to Halifax to build his future. In 1950, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a …
  • Sergeant Harold O. Jackson
    … I was placed on the boat in England by stretcher. On the way home I asked the nurse for crutches and learned to use … Toronto and my family there to meet me June 30th, 1945. On the train ride from Halifax, I remember meeting another amputee who showed me how …
  • The Rene Soontiens Family
    … I am the youngest son of the Rene Soontiens Family. I visited Pier 21 for the 75 Year Anniversary celebrations. I was born in … of Rotterdam to Halifax in the reconditioned navy vessel the "Zuiderkruis". I was told it was a rough voyage and that many were sea sick. We …
  • Ruby Leeson Kaspard
    … Henry M. Kaspard and I were married October 1, 1945 and shortly after, he returned home to Toronto, Canada. I followed in June 1946 on the Lady Nelson. I could not believe how well we were fed aboard the …
  • Jean K. Bowes Lawrie
    (Story told by her younger sister, Mary K. (Bowes) Astephen) Jean was 28 years old when she came through Pier 21 in February 1946. Travelling by rail from Halifax to New Westminster, BC with her son, Andrew, she began life in Canada living in the Old Vancouver Hotel where her daughter, Barbara, was …
  • LCdr Richard L. Johnson
    … Richard (Dick) Johnson served in the RCN from 1939 to 1972. He began his naval career at 17 as an …