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Major Harry L. Mitcheltree Royal Canadian Engineers 1911 – 1977 Harry was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, raised in Banff Alberta and completed his post secondary studies in Calgary. Between December 14, 1931 and June 20, 1935 he was a member of the Non Military Active Militia, 13th Field …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Hungary(Judith) Romania(Emery[Martin]) Date of Arrival: February 11, 1948 Ship Name: General Sturgis Port of Entry: Halifax Age of Arrival: 19 Judith Goldberger arrived in Halifax from Bramenhafen Germany on February 11, 1948 aboard the ship, General …
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War bride: left Liverpool, England aboard the ship, Athlone Castle, May 2, 1945. Arrived at Pier 21, in Halifax, May 12, 1945. This is my story. At age 18 I met 29 year old, Staff Sergeant, William F. (Bill) Kydd, RCOC, while skating at a rink in Richmond, Surrey, England. At the time, I was …
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By Elsie Mills I stood at the window today looking across a field of sweet corn. So many years have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining and the sky looks so huge. That was the first impression I had of Canada, May 25th, 1945. I was 6th of 10 …
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At the end of WWII, my father, Alberto, was released from a POW camp in North Africa and returned to his birth place, Goriano Sicoli, P. Aqualia, Italia. There he married my mother, Lucia. I was born in September 1948. After the funds from the Marshall Plan reconstruction ran out, my father …
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The S.S. Marine Perch left Malta with 121 other Maltese immigrants bound for the shores of Canada on May 8 1948. Alfred (Fred) Micallef was 18 years old, could hardly speak any English and had no money to his name. Born into a family of 13 children to Paul and Lucia Micallef, he like many young …
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I was born in a small city of Sora (Province) Frosinone, Italy in 1940. I have one brother and two sisters. My parents were the most honest, lovable and hard working people ever. It was their love for us that our values for life were taught. We were brought up as a very close lovable family. My …
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Angela Bianchini nee Toneguzzo On June 23, 1958, my mother, Angela (Toneguzzo) Bianchini boarded the Queen Frederica in Genoa, Italy to join her husband in Canada. Not knowing when she would see them again, saying good-bye to her sister, brother and mother was extremely difficult. Her father had …
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Alumni Type: Immigrants Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Conte Biancamano (Angelo); Vulcania (Assunta) Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: Nov. 16, 1953 (Angelo); Aug. 12, 1958 (Assunta) Age on Arrival: 21 (Angelo); 19 (Assunta) … Angelo and Assunta …