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  • Mels Fr. van der Laan
    Born Melchior Franciscus van der Laan, the youngest of five children. The oldest being my brother Han, 17 years my senior, three sisters, Adre, Mien and Gre, then yours truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I …
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  • Michiel and Cato van der Tuuk
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  • Fokke, Homiena van der Veen Family
    My parents, Fokke (Frank) and Homiena van der Veen, arrived in Canada on October 23, 1953 on the Groote Beer at Pier 21 from The Netherlands. They came with their 5 children, Grietje (Margaret) 12, nearly 13, Jan 11, nearly 12, Hans 7 and the twins Arnold and Ina nearly 2 years of age. Unlike many …
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  • Ben Viccari
    Benedetto George Silvestro (Ben) Viccari (named for father Benedetto and his Italian and English nonni) was born in London, July 2, 1918. Served in British Army with the Allied Commission's Military Mission to the Italian Army in Italy, worked in British film industry after World War II, migrated …
  • Augusto and Georgina Vieira
    Augusto and Georgina Vieira …

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