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Wilfred and his wife, Nancy Clouthier pictured. … Cpl Wilfred Claude Clouthier …
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End of June 1942, I sailed on the Empress if Japan to Scotland. I was 23 at the time. The Empress was a cruise liner built to carry 1800 passengers. For this voyage, however, she carried some 6000 troops! It was so crowded I never did find my assigned lifeboat during the 7 day trip! Another memory …
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Six young men from a village in Portugal called Caranguejeira decided to embark to a distant and unknown land called Canada with the objective and great courage of starting a new life. They are: Manuel Rodrigues, Martinho de São José, Jaime Teotónio, Manuel Brígido, Faustino Gaspar and Luís …
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My name is Carlo Brunello. I was born in Bessica ( Loria) in the province of Treviso in the region of Veneto, Italy in 1930. In June of the year 1954, I left the port of Genoa on the ship Homeland to seek my fortune in Canada. After a long and stormy voyage of thirteen days, we docked at Pier 21 in …
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This Sobey Plaque is in honor of my mother, Carmela Torjan, who immigrated to Canada in 1951, via Italy. In celebration of her own individual journey, I chose to inscribe the Sobey Wall with her maiden name, Citro, because that is who she was when she arrived to this new land. Although she did not …
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Carmine Sablone's passport Anna Maria Marini's passport … Carmine Sablone …
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CPO Howard William Watkins Feb. 10, 1915 - Oct. 29, 1997 Born in Digby, Nova Scotia. Howard volunteered for service in the RCN on Oct. 3, 1940 at the age of 25 and received his commission of Sub. Lieutenant in 1942. CPO Watkins' duties included a term as Secretary to Commander Roby at Stadacona …
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… Daphne Munday Waye, daughter Carole …
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My Story by Pompilio De Francesco I was born in a little town in Italy called Guardiaregia, in Molise, in the province of Campobasso, on December 4, 1929. I grew up in the forested mountain area and I scrambled to get a 5 year elementary education under Mussolini's dictatorial fascist regime. At …
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I will never forget leaving Glasgow, Scotland on March 12th 1957, with my husband Dick, our two year old son Leslie, and our one year old daughter Fiona. While waiting for the late evening train to Liverpool, we met fellow travellers Margaret and Alfie Mclean. They were a great help with the …