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Edward was born on August 11, 1923 in Poland in the village of Łany Wielkie, Olkusz County, Kielce. His parents were Andrzej and Stanisława Wałach. Edward had three older brothers, Jan, Wojciech and Mieczysław. The region was agricultural and the family lived and worked on their farm. Edward went …
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The Sea and the Northern Lights The Second World War was a difficult time for many, and for young "inlanders" like me there was the added frustration of not knowing what the ocean looked like, despite the important naval battles being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the …
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… Christine Dyce McCarley …
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My husband and I met on a blind date, not set up on our behalf but for my sister's friend who was not allowed to see her date alone. I don't think either of us was very taken but 5 years later we married and had 52 years of married bliss before he was taken from me. Pier 21 was especially good for …
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My brother Colin (age 7) and myself (age 5) together with my mother came to Canada and must have passed through Pier 21 in July 1940 to spend the war years in Vancouver, B.C. where my mother helped organize the Women's Auxiliary to the Navy League Seamen's Club. Sadly, the day after the Japanese …
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We both arrived by ship from The Netherlands in the same year. Cor arrived with his brother Nico on the Waterman at Pier 21 on April 22, 1952. At the date of arrival he was 23 years old and had served his country for 2 years as a Dutch Marine. Most of his time in the Marines was served in Indonesia …
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A VOYAGE TO A NEW LAND I have been asked numerous times why I left home and came to Canada. When I was 9 years old the war started in the low lands (Holland) on May 10, 1940. At about 4:30 a.m. there was a lot of banging, air planes flying in all directions. An hour later I was standing in the yard …
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I was 9 years old when I emigrated to Canada in May, 1957 with my mother Antonietta Tomaino Perri (age 42), my brothers Achille (age 14), Silvio (age 12), and Egidio (age 7). We came to join my father, Carmine Perri and older brother, Giuseppe in Sault Ste. Marie. My father emigrated in 1948 via …
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Catherine Read nee MacKinnon When France capitulated in June, 1940 the threat of invasion of Britain by Germany appeared to be imminent. I vividly remember being in our neighbour's air-raid shelter in Falkirk, Scotland, when I heard a lady tearfully giving an account of recent bombings and …
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I am Prairie born, Prairie bred, thanks to my grandparents, Charles and Emily Haigh, for immigrating to Canada. Charles Haigh departed from Liverpool, England on March 5, 1912 aboard the RMS Corsican chartered by CP Line Atlantic Journey ID 5255. He was recorded as a single labourer on the …