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… My husband, Carl Fulford , and I were married in 1943 in Dundee, Scotland. My husband was with the Canadian Army (R.C.E.) and I was with the … there for 50 years. I now live in North Bay and have just celebrated my 89th birthday. I have two daughters and one son and many …
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… I was on a ship heading to Canada without her. Talk about making sure my true love was mine although an ocean separated us. We made Sudbury, Ontario our home immediately. Neither one of us knew a word of English, however we …
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… tribute to Knowles Crosby, D.F.M., award won June 16, 1942, Knowles at the time was a 22-year-old Wireless-operator, Air-gunner and won the … he was posted to the Moose Squadron, commanded by Wing Commander, Jon (Moose) Fulton, D.F.C., who had also won the Air Force Cross as a … he won the D.S.O. A Canadian in the R.A.F., he had engaged in 1934. May saw mine-laying operations and on May 30, the first "thousand …
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… My brother joined the military when he was nineteen leaving our newly … angry and shipped off the whole group. We were expecting my brother to come home on scheduled leave when we received a letter from him from England, where they had been sent without furlough or any chance to say good-bye to their families. From England he was sent to …
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… February 1953 - Groote Beer We were married on February 5, 1953 and on the 20th we went to Rotterdam and boarded the Groote Beer to go to Canada … our lives together. The food was good on the ship, what I mostly remember are the fresh fruits that where for dessert and there was lots … Mary and Leonard Vermey …
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… Anne MacKinnon Jeffrey My sister, Catherine MacKinnon Read , and I left Gourock, Scotland on the S.S. Bayano on August 15th, 1940. As we sailed down the Clyde, we all stood at the rail on … At sea, we joined a large convoy of many different kinds of ships. To me, this was the beginning of a real adventure. The S.S. Bayano, a …
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… April 22, 1957 I landed in Halifax on April 22, 1957 at 9:15 in the morning. I remember it was Easter Monday; we were all there on deck … of itinerary I traced on the Canadian map, all kinds of recollections come back to my mind. The seven days at sea on the Olympia were beautiful, full of …
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… weeks and I got a letter from the government saying to report to Portland, Maine for your draft physical. They sort of got to give you a … they don’t want you. So I went for my physical and I knew then—I had flat feet, still do, always did—born with them. I had flat feet and a … used to somehow do you in too, because apparently a lot of guys would complain about back problems, you know, carrying your backpacks and all …
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… and Maria Antina Duronio (Dimarco). Violetta Costanzi was born May 24, 1919, also in Prata, the older of two sisters and one of five … of Genoa) on April 29, 1951. Violetta landed at Pier 21 in Halifax on May 8, 1951 after having been sick during the entire cross-Atlantic …
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… Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: March 23, 1946 Age on Arrival: 23 John Squarok born of Ukrainian parents William & Margaret. They farmed in the Minburn area near Manville, Alberta. John joined the Loyal Edmonton Regiment in February 1940. In June of … Loughbrough, Leicestershire. They were married in St. Peters Church in May 1943. When John was discharged from the army, he returned to Canada …