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My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier …
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Colonel John Allison Parnell …
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Sgt. Vernon C. Amberman …
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Corporal John Thomas Oxley …
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Lorenzo and Egle …
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Charles Patrick and Thelma Neville …
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Country of Origin: Italy Date of Arrival: July 1, 1954 Ship Name: Homeland Port of Entry: Halifax Age of Arrival: 32 …
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General My Hungarian father and German mother and I arrived on what we later referred to as "that floating walnut shell," after a miserable crossing from Naples, Italy. The ship had more than 300 people crammed into every nook and cranny; men and women were separated and although we were …
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General Saxonia.When we came out of Hungary we had to leave everything behind and the money we had was worthless outside the country. The clothing we wore was ill fitting (we got those used shoes and clothing in Austria, since ours were ruined during our escape). Our only wealth was the $15.00 …
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Families Before 1956 We left Hungary in 1945 and wound up in Germany via Austria. My grandfather and father were both medical doctors, My father was a surgeon with the Hungarian Red Cross. In Germany, at the end of the war, he became officially a prisoner of war, though the Americans found his …