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… Private Kenneth Hawkins …
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Williams, Mitchell Sherman "Will" "Bill" F39938 Sergeant, West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Army. Born on September 16, 1921 in Lockeport, Shelburne County; died August 8, 2002 in QEII Health Sciences Centre. Son of William Langille and Ethel (Enslow) Williams; Married to Dorothy "Doris" …
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My husband, Carl Fulford , and I were married on April 15, 1943 in Dundee, Scotland. My husband was with the Canadian Army (R.C.E.) and I was with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F.). My daughter and I came to Canada on the Queen Mary in July 1946. We travelled by train to Kirkland Lake in …
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… Rudolf and Helene Ganske and Family …
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RUDOLPH GOERTZ I was born in (Paulsheim) Saparasheja, Oblask, Russia January 14th, 1929. I was part of a family of 5 children: 3 brothers (Henry, Frank and Rudolph) and two sisters (Helen and Maria). My father was Frank and my mother was Katie (nee Thiessen). Because of the second world war, my …
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My name is Luigi and I would like to share the story of my dad Nicola Lavolpicella and how he came to Canada. It was the early 1950's and the economic conditions in Italy were poor. There were very few jobs and very little food. News came that 'America' could be the beginning of a new and …
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Nikander and Anna Owcharuk were my grandparents. They were both Ukrainian and arrived at Pier 21 on April 27, 1928 on board the ship, Estonia, operated by the Baltic American line. He was 28 and she was 24. They arrived with their young son Serge (aged three at the time) and Anna's mother, Mary. We …
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Born on May 1, 1929 in Kalloni Greece, my father was the second eldest of five children. He had a difficult life growing up, especially when his father passed away when he was only fourteen years old. As a result, he and his older brother had to help their mother support the family both financially …
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Noel and Noreen and baby Miriam left behind family and friends to make a new life for themselves in Canada. With $56 and just a few possessions they vowed to never look back. Today they have four children, six grandchildren and are happily retired near Toronto, Ontario. Every year on July 1st we …
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Our two daughters had our names put on the Sobey Wall of Honour at Pier 21. I was one of the War Brides arriving from England on the Aquitania, docking at Pier 21 on March 22, 1946. The voyage was certainly not a luxury cruise but I was not sea-sick and was able to enjoy the food. I met five other …