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  • Lunshof, Geert and Geesje
    … like bunk beds and were housed in the hold of the ship. During the day we had access to common areas everywhere. It carried immigrants … that Albert and he would go into Halifax and buy the family some food for the journey. He wore his wooden shoes (size 13) while he … he brought back a couple of loaves of bread and an enormous jar of jam. It was the first time we had ever seen or tasted white bread. We …
  • Zbigniew and Stefania Sauter
    … precious freedom. My family was separated and we never again had the chance to be together. I spent five dreadful war years in my country, living each day in a state of constant fear and uncertainty. Shortly before the war … we started our peaceful new life, finally free and able to buy any food items we desired, as well as clothing, household appliances, and …
  • Assunta, Livia, Lisa e Natale Leardi
    … he agreed to do in exchange for her giving him 1,000 Lire ($1.50) a day so he could buy coffee, cigarettes, and whatever else that amount would cover of his daily expenses! He also remembers all the good food he ate on the ship, and that he spent his days by the pool as they …
  • Capt. J. R. Iain MacArthur
    … It was so crowded I never did find my assigned lifeboat during the 7 day trip! Another memory was that I was appointed Duty Officer three … 1945, I returned to Canada on the hospital ship Letitia. I was 26 at the time. This was a memorable trip in several respects. The ship … signs reading "Thanks Canada. Welcome Home." A final memory was the food!! Such an assortment and such quantity. Letitia Menu …
  • Mennonites and Canadian Accommodation
    … a decade of military reform, and in particular the growing threat of compulsory military service. [3] In that environment, it is … Amish application had to go to headquarters after 29 November 1962. [26] This centralization was for control of admission as well as … January 1922. ↩ Library and Archives Canada, RG 25 Volume 1472 File 1926-416C (hereafter File 1926-416C) “Mennonites Migrating From Canada to …
  • Sarah Theresa Roberts
    … arrival of their first daughter, Moira Audrey Mackay, who was born on D-Day in London. Sarah always spoke of walking to the hospital carrying … Tom spent his post war days as a bus driver & driver for Gray’s Velvet Ice Cream. He lived out the remainder of his life in that same home … affectionately known as “Babs” when she was just three years of age. Food was scarce & her parents were arguing over whom should have the …
  • Gabriella Frainetti nee Di Giovanni
    … know what to do with the life jackets and how to work them. On January 26 we docked in Halifax, we entered the Pier 21 and were told to take a … customs, and a rolled up mattress and tied with ropes, the customs officer had to cut the ropes to see what was inside there and they found … salami, and cheese these were things that were not allowed to come over. We left and the people were still there. We took the train …
  • LACW Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • Flying Officer Daniel D. Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …

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