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  • John and Kirsten Karding
    … in Central, and Kirsten in the northwest Jutland peninsula. On January 26th, 1922, John was born Johannes Therkelsen, the youngest of four, in … eighty seven, and Anna nearing ninety. Kirsten was born on the farm about five kilometres outside of Nr. Nissum ten kilometres from Lemvug. … could and couldn't do. On the farm near Vejle, Johannes and his family had to black out their windows so invading aircraft would not see the …
  • William Stoffer-Eilkes Family
    … opportunity and space to raise a large family. The prospect of immigrating to a new county proved to be both exciting and frightening as well as a lot of work. At the time we had six children, all of whom were housed with relatives for at least … William Stoffer-Eilkes Family …
  • Arie and Cornelia Versluys
    … completely to the point where he talked of little else. Mom and dad had an eventful life up until our family finally left Holland. First … considered but mom and dad soon decided that Canada was the place to go. Already some of our neighbours in Bodegraven and Nieuwebrug had … Mom and dad discussed this and decided it could be done. Flying was out of the question as dad would not go up in an airplane. It was …
  • Corporal Hugh John Palmer
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  • Private Hugh Gillis Carter
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  • Driver Hugh Irenus Conway
    … My grandfather Hugh Irenus Conway was an Immigration Officer at Pier 21 and my brother … Nova Scotia. His parents were William and Catherine (Munro) Conway. He had six siblings, three brothers and three sisters. His parents moved … sure who these prisoners were but I remember my grandmother telling me how worried she was when he had to do this duty. My brother also …
  • Private Hugh A. MacLennan
    … Private Hugh A. MacLennan …
  • Gunner Robert Hugh Burvill
    … Gunner Robert Hugh Burvill …
  • Private Hugh R. Currie
    … Private Hugh R. Currie …
  • Private Hugh Leslie Abbott
    … Private Hugh Leslie Abbott …

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