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… James (Jimmie) William Hartley was born in Ottawa, May 8, 1917. He joined the militia of the Ottawa Machine Gun Corps just prior to his … left Canada via Pier 21 on June 10, 1943.For the next year in England, he, with the other allied troops, continued to train for the invasion …
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… Clayton William Voutier of North Sydney, Nova Scotia volunteered for the Canadian Army in August 1943. He was trained in Petawawa and Debert and shipped out to England on the … Empress of Scotland in April 1944. Landing in Normandy two days after D-Day, Clayton was subsequently assigned to the 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, …
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… collection allows you to relate to and empathize with the people coming to Canada to start a new life. Setting The Table: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities → Long Journeys: The First Tibetans in Canada → Ugandan …
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… Jeffery. The crossing was uneventful but we do remember that, as each day elapsed, England seemed farther and farther away! Our arrival in Halifax was a typical March day: cold and wet so we were not too inspired. We vividly remember the … could see no future for our family. When I left the U.K. at the age of 26 I had the dubious distinction of never having paid any income tax, …
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Robert Hutchings and David Tinker playing shuffleboard en route to Canada, 1953. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (DI2013.1143.2). Robert Hutchings in Southampton with the Tinker Brothers, c. 1950. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 …
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… Alfonso came to Canada in 1953, at the age of 18, to join his brother and work in construction. He was … and his oldest sister Restituta, whom he had never met before that day in May of 1953. His intention was to work in Canada and earn enough …
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… Recently I have returned from a trip to the East Coast and visited the tall ships in Halifax, Nova Scotia and … family with great sorrow at an early age. The crossing was rough some days and I remember being seasick. I believe we made a record crossing … booked to capacity due to the fact another ship had docked the same day. A very nice young man, who was an employee at the desk arranged …
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Wilfred and his wife, Nancy Clouthier pictured. Wilfred and his wife, Nancy Clouthier, on their wedding day Wilfred and friends during his years of service Wilfred and friends during his years of …
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… contact the Museum’s Collection Manager collections@pier21.ca or Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road Halifax, … The Museum will respond to all correspondence within one business day. If we are not able to determine, within one business day, that we are permitted to use the work(s) in question, we will …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: England Ship Name: Ile De France Date of Arrival: 1945 My mother and I were born in Bradford, Manchester, England. My mother was an identical twin and the youngest of thirteen children. My mother and her …