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… Government wanted to fulfill its commitments to England by providing a vast quantity of food supplies for troops and civilians. Therefore, …
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… discovered a very long queue. Keith, who had been very good, was by this time very tired and very upset and was almost hysterical. A short … eggs for breakfast every morning. Soup, chicken, vegetables, sweet and ice cream for lunch. For dinner, we were served turkey, vegetables, … years and apples were very scarce. We were delighted to be allowed to buy two bars of Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate and a box of Cadbury’s Milk …
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… in the landlocked Rocky Mountain town of Revelstoke, British Columbia. His middle name, prophetic as it turned out to be, was his mother’s family name. Susan Ann Dorothy and Allan Douglas …
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… across a field of sweet corn. So many years have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining … in London, England, was relocated to the Pump Room Hotel in Bath which was temporarily turned into offices for the duration of the … supposed to be at a dance, but I was! Ed was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I …
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… Arthur Wright was born in London, England on May 19, 1898 the son of Robert Wright and Elizabeth Wright (nee Harfield). Arthur had … to Canada around 1907 settling in Toronto. At age 17 Art lived with his parents at 65 Ennerdale Rd Toronto and worked for Westminister …
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… steps forwards and backwards was a series of difficult life lessons. “I consider Canada to be my university,” he says. The youngest of four, Abdoulaye grew up in Guinea-Conakry … surrounded by a fiercely protective family, and deep connection to his Fulan heritage. “I’m proud, actually, to belong to that great …
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… jeeps (one of which I drove up and then down the steps at the Old City Hall in Toronto during a Victory Loan gathering of thousands of … trips in Staff cars or delivered mail in a panel truck to Camp Borden (west of Barrie, Ont.), drove Officers to important events. We never … another reason too; already over there, waiting for me, was a special boy. By now, I was Sergeant. There was an old saying; if you had …
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… across a field of sweet corn. So many years have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining … in London, England, was relocated to the Pump Room Hotel in Bath which was temporarily turned into offices for the duration of the … to be at a dance, but I was! Ed (Jack Mills) was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I …
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… in Betty Jean Barnhill's Canadian Studies 4400 project entitled: The Stories of Four English War Brides Who Adapted to Canada: How the … Canadian Ordinance Corp. and drove trucks etc. during the war. Barb said that George stayed in England until after D-Day and the troops …
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… War bride: left Liverpool, England aboard the ship, Athlone Castle, May 2, 1945. Arrived at Pier 21, in Halifax, May 12, 1945. This is my story. At age 18 I met 29 year old, Staff Sergeant, William … and we were married, as planned on the 13th at St. Peter's Church, in West Harrow, Middlesex. The first 'buzz bombs' were dropped over London …