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… on a farm. During this time they applied for landing papers to Canada. When the applications were approved, Anton and Zofia left their … a train to Ethelbert, Manitoba. They settled in the small rural community of Ukraina. When they arrived they had no home to live in. … at the time. Zygmunt was born on September 17, 1938. Tragically, he died after being thrown from a horse on September 8, 1956. As the …
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… After, what seemed, a lengthy discussion, my mother decided to flip a coin. Heads - Australia, Tails - Canada. It came up "tails". Canada it … saying goodbye to relatives and friends, etc. We spent our final day in Middlesbrough with our sister Iris and her family. Iris, the … place to live. But, right now, it was still Alberta. Alberta, here we come! At Pier 21, we had to wait to be interviewed by the Immigration …
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… Charles Elliott Brown Service # F67753 Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps June 1940 to July 1945 To my Mother, Diane … of June 5th 1944 he set sail for Normandy, France to take part in the D-Day invasion. Because of problems with their landing craft, he wasn't able land on the beach until the following day, June 7th, this may have been bad luck or divine intervention, I …
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… Arie, with a broken foot, was able to crawl under the fence after 4 days inside, where he was rescued by Mr. Schutten, who farmed the land … if caught. Our parents belonged to that and had dangerous work to do, especially during the last year of the war; it was called the … belonged to the American Army and had fought in Normandy. The Longest Day, and in the Market Gardening Attack, called in the film "A Bridge …
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… Addolorata Di Falco and daughters arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax aboard the … small house and we all went in to buy some bread to eat and a jar of jam. I was thirsty and asked for a glass of water, but of course, they … I could not see my husband because they would not allow him to come right into the train station. An attendant came to me and offered …
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… November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to me that … to be told that it still would be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on …
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… and Halifax was fairly isolated from habitation. See photo. VE Day in Halifax, like many cities and towns throughout Canada, saw the … was at the Ammunition Depot, which had been previously closed for the day, was directed by the Senior Naval Officer in Halifax, to bring a …
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… Country of Origin: Portugal Date of Entry: April 14, 1955 Name of Vessel: Saturnia António and … of pursing a better life for themselves and their children. They had become aware of the opening of immigration to Canada, and although other … to Canada, António and Maria borrowed money for António's passage. Due to the financial constraints and the risk involved, António was to …
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… Being Selected to Come to Canada - Madan Kumar Giri …
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… My family is originally from Hardenberg in the Netherlands, and we immigrated to Canada in 1953. We … that year on the S.S. Waterman and arrived in Halifax on April 22nd, a day ahead of schedule. At the time, I was 10 years old, having been … to a man standing next to me: "Get that boy away from there" ["Haal die jongen daar weg"], which the woman then followed up with: "Where …