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Edith Metcalfe Wallace, War Bride June 29, 1922 - Nov 29, 2010 My mother was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire on June 29, 1922, the third child of Esther Barrett and John Metcalfe. Her older siblings were Edward (Ted), born 1914, and Mary, born 1918. Mother began training as a nurse in 1942 in …
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M. Tino …
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Time 0:02:23 Transcript Choosing a university is hard. I have always lived in London and Western has always been my number one but now that French is an opportunity for me, Ottawa is moving up on the scale. There are so many things to consider when deciding what university to go to and just …
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Corporal Leonard David Oliver …
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Aant and Imkje (Leystra) DeGroot departed from the Village of Lichtaard, in the Netherlands on March 13, 1948 and arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 22, 1948. The family arrived on board the Kota Inten, a refurbished troop carrier which had the distinct feature of housing women & …
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Born in 1918, Rita Hilda Mitchell (nee Yeomans) grew up in the Brixton area of London, England with her parents and younger sister Edna. In 1944 her mother died suddenly; as a result of this loss, Rita, her father and sister became very close. As a young woman, Rita worked in an electrical metre …
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When Andrew Peller stepped off the ship at Halifax’s Pier 21 in Spring 1927 from Hungary looking for a better life and a better future, he only had five dollars in his pocket but was rich with hope. With his wife Lena and baby son Joe remaining in Hungary until he was settled, Andrew began a long …
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Corporal Murdy Daniel Conlin …
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Service: 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA Years of Service: 2 years, 8 months Medals Received: War Medal 1939-1945; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp; France and Germany Star Clayton William Voutier of North Sydney, Nova Scotia volunteered for the Canadian Army in August 1943. He was trained in …
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Corporal R. Borden Sanford …