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  • The Journey Continues by Lina
    Time 0:02:23 Transcript Choosing a university is hard. I have always lived in London and Western has always been my number one but now that French is an opportunity for me, Ottawa is moving up on the scale. There are so many things to consider when deciding what university to go to and just …
  • Corporal Leonard David Oliver
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  • Aant and Imkje DeGroot Family
    Aant and Imkje (Leystra) DeGroot departed from the Village of Lichtaard, in the Netherlands on March 13, 1948 and arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 22, 1948. The family arrived on board the Kota Inten, a refurbished troop carrier which had the distinct feature of housing women & …
  • Rita Mitchell and Marion Mitchell
    Born in 1918, Rita Hilda Mitchell (nee Yeomans) grew up in the Brixton area of London, England with her parents and younger sister Edna. In 1944 her mother died suddenly; as a result of this loss, Rita, her father and sister became very close. As a young woman, Rita worked in an electrical metre …
  • Andrew Peller
    When Andrew Peller stepped off the ship at Halifax’s Pier 21 in Spring 1927 from Hungary looking for a better life and a better future, he only had five dollars in his pocket but was rich with hope. With his wife Lena and baby son Joe remaining in Hungary until he was settled, Andrew began a long …
  • Corporal Murdy Daniel Conlin
    Corporal Murdy Daniel Conlin …
  • Gunner Clayton William Voutier
    Service: 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA Years of Service: 2 years, 8 months Medals Received: War Medal 1939-1945; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp; France and Germany Star Clayton William Voutier of North Sydney, Nova Scotia volunteered for the Canadian Army in August 1943. He was trained in …
  • Corporal R. Borden Sanford
    Corporal R. Borden Sanford …
  • CSM Donald Thomas Whitfield
    Rank and Name on Wall of Service: CSM Donald Thomas Whitfield Service: Canadian Army, Lincoln & Welland Regiment Years of Service: 1941-1946 Medals Received: MM, 1939-1945 Star, CVSM & Clasp, Defence Medal, France & Germany Star In 1941 Don enlisted in the Royal Canadian Signal Core in Toronto. …

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