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… This poem 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." … his slight build and extreme youth for such a formidable task ahead. We served on the same Ontario base in the early part of the war, thus …
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… Leaving Home by Sheila Laird I was an English War Bride. My husband was … found an apartment and I was to report to a hostel in London, England. We were not allowed to communicate with anyone. Sailing orders came and …
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… THE TALE OF A UKRANIAN IMMIGRANT Irene Turczyniak I was born in Western Ukraine in 1924 in the village in Bohatkiwci. I lived there … Ukraine. The border was patrolled and no one could cross. On the third day, a long, empty freight train was passing through the village and …
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… Past - Giuseppe Martino, Toronto July 21, 2001 I came to came to Canada on March 16, 1954 with my wife, Fortunata Caterina Martino, born … Francesco. He was born March 29, 1953. I was born November 21, 1930. We were born in San Nicola Da Crissa, in the province of Catanzaro, in … Giuseppe e Caterina e Maura Martino …
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… mother Teresina (aged 29), sister Tonina (aged 2), and me (aged 6), were the last to make the crossing aboard the Vulcania in 1960. The … us during this initial part of our journey and stayed throughout the day until we familiarized ourselves with the Porto. That evening after …
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… This is a basic story of my life. I was born Jean Alice Walker, in a town called Gravesend, Kent, England, east of London on south side … the war for two years. In 1949, Mom and Dad decided to immigrate to Canada. My Mother had a sister in Toronto. Dad's intentions were to … I remember it quite well, she was a beautiful ship. I can see why they called it The Beautiful. We arrived at Pier 21 on September 19 …
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… My brother, Rolf, and I left from Antwerp on April 20, 1952 in the SS Leerdam, 8,854 GRT, her last port of call in Europe, and …
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… in Beilen, in the northeastern province of Drenthe, Holland, which today is referred to as The Netherlands. My parents, Roelof Bolding and Aafje Bolding (nee: Meinen), gave me the name Hillegonda Albertha Bolding. I am also their oldest daughter and sister to Diny and Arnold. We lived on a small rural farm on the outskirts of Assen, the capital …
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… In speaking with my mother Norina, I asked her what she could remember … 1951. She was a young 21 yr. old and I was a mere 9 months old when we left Italy for Canada. We had a suitcase and a trunk (to this date … Ennio, Norina e Alberto Fornasiero …
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… She sailed out of Bremerhaven, Germany, the voyage lasting eleven days, many of which were violently stormy. They were, to a novice sailor like me, … me three miserable days of seasickness, when I realized that the way to take my mind off my misery was to ask for a job in the ship’s …