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  • Beatrice Warden
    … My father returned to his home is Quesnel, British Columbia following his discharge from the army in 1945. Mom and I followed in July, 1946. …
  • Hon. Lt. Col. S. L. Caseley
    … As a young man Samuel Leaman Caseley joined the PEI Light Horse Regiment. He served overseas during WWII with the … who served overseas with the South Alberta Regiment. At the time of his death in March 5, 2000 he was the Honourary Lieutenant Colonel of … Hon. Lt. Col. S. L. Caseley …
  • Jack Teake Hallema
    … My story is very similar to many others - in the first few months if there has been a road back I would have walked back home - no money, no … I worked at he could not pronounce my Dutch name so the farmer said "I will call you Jack" and that is what it has been ever since. …
  • Leonhardt Karl Knab
    … Leo sailed from Hamburg on the ship Italia on May 23rd, 1952. He took the train from Halifax to London, Ont. He was looking for his sister, Hilda, who arrived in Canada as a refugee in 1948. She was …
  • L/Cpl William John McLennan
    … William John McLennan was in the 8th Canadian Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery. He enlisted in … the Pier aboard the Samaria in early June of 1945. When he left Canada his wife was pregnant, and the first time he met his child was when he …
  • Jan Vanden Bosch
    … Arrived at Pier 21 in February 1930 at the age of 21, looking for a new life and challenge. Left Rotterdam by … called Galt) for a few years and then settled in Eastern Ontario. His farming years were in Perth and Chesterville, Ontario. He …
  • Robin Jones
    … in Halifax, at Pier 21, on February 1, 1967, from Wales, with "chef's papers" in hand. He worked in the culinary field and lived in various locations across Canada, but has been a resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia, since the mid-1970's. He …
  • Konrad Mettler
    … of Arrival: 1929 Age on Arrival: 24 Konrad arrived Halifax aboard the ship Lutzow from Bremen with $40.00 in his pocket and spoke no English. He worked in a cheese factory in …
  • Luis De Moura
    … Luis De Moura with his English Teacher & Classmates in Canada Luis De Moura with his friend Sabino Goncalves …
  • Stories - Netherlands
    … Stories in Dutch Dad's Story Dad's Story (English) Children's Stories AE Didi Murphy Willem Kreeft … Maas Johannes Kreeft and Elizabeth Kreeft-Meijers Everina Pieternella Hoogerdyk Corrie J. Douma Arie and Tiny Bor Abe Baanstra Eric … Stories - Netherlands …

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