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… poverty and the lack of any social safety net combined to make it socially acceptable at that time to send children to countries of the … for their admission to Barnardo's had included a special waiver which allowed for their emigration to Canada. They travelled overland to … in his first years in Canada, living on various different farms, all in the same area of eastern Ontario. However, the impression, from …
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… served on the HMCS Saskatoon, Venture, Cartier and the HMS Glory. He sailed on the Aquatania to Niobe Scotland and from there boarded the … Pacific. With the end of the war in the spring of 1945 CPO Watkins sailed home to Canada onboard the Ile De France and on Sept. 10, 1945 was discharged from the navy. …
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… … so it’s very important and understand that again when you’re coming to this country you consider yourself as an infant you don’t know anything, so, again you have to go … Ramachandran, so your resume can speak about your experience and qualification you can prove anything, but it’s very important for me to …
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… you up. (laughs) So, yeah. IN: I mean were you—I mean how did you feel—it was your first time getting on an airplane. CB: Yeah. IN: What … Oh, it was amazing. You know, like, Wow you’re flying. I think when all this thing happen when you’re a kid it’s different than, I think … that, so this is going to be our new home. But have no idea what’s to come and where are we going. So those things we don’t know. So we—And …
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… Time 0:02:31 Transcript I had incidents, that’s again us being a newcomer in Prince Albert, that’s later when we had the two children my daughter was two … matter if you have or you have not, how you can be marked, and I tell that quite often because people sort of, Canadians—because …
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… 1952 my husband Johannes C. Kreeft and I left Holland with our three small children, Jacomina Susanna, Gerard Jan and Willem ages 5,4 and 3. … after the war made it difficult to get ahead. Canada seemed to offer more opportunities, a brighter future and gave us optimism. Parting … my husband would go to a convenience store and buy some bread, jam and drinks for us. We had to watch our money carefully. We had left …
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… poverty and the lack of any social safety net combined to make it socially acceptable at that time to send children to countries of the … for their admission to Barnardo's had included a special waiver which allowed for their emigration to Canada. They travelled overland to … in his first years in Canada, living on various different farms, all in the same area of eastern Ontario; working in a cheese factory …
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… Alumni Type: War Bride Ship: Ile de France Date of Arrival: October, 1944 Immigration ID Travel ID …
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… 7 years old when we embarked on our journey to our promised land called Canada in 1959. We prepared by travelling to Rome to get our … English skills. Thankfully, once I began to learn the language, I felt more comfortable and was able to settle into my new home, a home I now … their courage, strength, hard work and perseverance, gave us a new chance for a better future. I will be forever thankful for their …