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… while the wind and snow was whirling around our house near the Zuiderzee. The war came, we went to school and then occupation. Then the … to book passage. I went alone first so that my wife and child could come later after I was established. In Rotterdam (now one of the … education, and we had a great journey, particularly since the food on board was excellent and it blew like hell on the North …
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… is to the airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force and is what "in Flander's Fields" was to the Canadian Military in the First World War." … a flying test of ups-downs and aerobatic maneuvers we were ready for a Service Flying School. A problem arose in that these schools had no … most interesting, air raids, London theatre, cold, blackouts, food rationing, Brussel sprouts, dance halls, tube stations as …
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… Canadian immigration policy, they are treated as adult refugees. Accompanied by a lawyer, social worker, or trusted community member, … the Armenian Relief Fund in Canada, Sir Henry Pellatt, a Canadian soldier and financier, and the Governor-General, His Excellency, Lord … McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2005), 161-163. Apramian, 25-26; AGCCC, "Georgetown Boys." Isabel Kaprielian-Churchill, "Armenians" …
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… Ontario, where he was born and raised. My mother was sponsored and welcomed by my paternal grandmother, Mary (Minnie) Closs LaRocque, and my … a passport photo My mother wearing civilian clothes My mother with 4 service friends, Mom is top left. Mom in uniform Dad in uniform RMS Aquitania …
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… Sharon Bonnallie Hungarian Immigrants Minnedosa (Steven) July 23, 1926 Berlin III (Margaret) February 11, 1934 Age: 5 years 8 mos for … Steven F 8 years for Margaret S (left Hungary on her birthday) January 26, 1934 Steven F. Kucha, Jr. (Istvan Kucsa, Jr.) left from his homeland of Fot, Hungary, with his mother (Mary), and sailed from Antwerp on the …
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… Becoming a Refugee Time 3:23 Transcript (This video is only available in … we? I left Vietnam on January 21st 1988. Yes, it's true, so January 26 is the anniversary of my marriage. I? I got to Thailand by boat, but …
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… January 6, 1954, my husband Franco and I left our home in San Lorenzo de Arzene with our two little girls during a terrible snowstorm. Fulvia … connections were frozen because of the cold. However, the Vulcania was detained at Genoa because so many other passengers from various parts … room during the first few days; he greatly enjoyed the abundance of food. My baby, Liviana, also did well. One of the stewards named Luigi …
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… years, I enlisted in the R.C.A.F. (W.D.). I experienced three years of service as a clerk accountant which included time overseas. Returning … him in the founding of a religious community, the Sisters of Mission Service, a pioneer effort to update religious life. When my role as … tracks loom large. We walked the rail to school; we told the time of day by the passenger trains; it was a game to guess the number of box …
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… who had been a nurse and subsequently joined the Women's Royal Naval Service working in the Signals Distributing Office. A couple of weeks … Cdr. William James Magee Veteran Date of Departure: November 1943 Age: 26 Years Name of Ship: S.S. Mauritania After joining the Royal Canadian …
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… one of the conditions of this sponsorship was that we marry within 30 days of my arrival in Canada. As a young woman I rarely traveled far … on the S.S. Rijndam, which was a relatively new ship brought into service in the previous year. The cost of ship fare was $167.50. I was … had to make our own entertainment during the journey. As I recall the food on the ship was quite good and it helped to make the crossing more …