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“Sapper” Melvin E ( Mel ) Clark MEDALS: 39/45 star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal ................................................................................... September 1939 war declared 1941 - Joined the Canadian …
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… memoirs “A present of my past to your future” Written 1975-7 There were some people, relatives to my Dad, and they came over from Canada … and especially the woman, couldn’t talk enough about the country. The way she talked, everybody had money. That is why they came for a trip. …
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… picture to send to their father and with the leftover money she would buy each of the girls a little doll as long as they behaved. However, … baby clothes, diapers, bedding, and more. Mario and Ariella went to buy a crib, but their superstitions prevented them from doing so until … was born. A sewing/social club was soon formed. It was much cheaper to buy large bolts of fabric and make your own clothes then buy new, so …
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… as Italian citizens with Italian passports. My grandfather lived in Copenhagen but was of Italian origin and was not allowed to become a … who visited Denmark when Queen Elizabeth II, then princess, came to Copenhagen. Therefore I knew nothing about my mother's passing till my … the northern part of Italy. To this day I have family in Rome and in Copenhagen, but somehow the Italian in my blood seems to portray more …
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… Pte. Evelyn Larson …
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… Pte. Ernest Avery …
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… for three years. (Then I would return for a vacation home). When we arrived from the train dockside in Southampton, we discovered the SS … days, for repairs to a large hole in her bow. I was a teary eyed young boy when I waved my Mother goodbye from the stern of the ship on April … sighted land and sailed into Halifax harbour. I immediately sent a telegram to my parents stating "ARRIVED SAFELY IN CANADA". I arrived on …
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… Pte. Douglas C. MacDonald …
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… Pte. Gerald William Colbourne …
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… Pte. Donald Laird Duggan …