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… who volunteered for service in the war against Germany during the second World War. My Grandfather, Charles Elliott Brown service number … 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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… when we landed at Pier 21 in the late afternoon, we had to wait one more day on the ship before we could disembark. My Dad made all of us … We were week at sea. There were a lot of people on the ship the first day, but as the days passed, less and less people were in the dining …
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… on September 30. This was Ineke’s 6th birthday. The last morning everyone got up early to see land approaching. We were to arrive at 6 A.M., … sick. They suspected that God just didn’t want them to preach that day. One day we had a drill and had to learn about the lifeboats and … Alberta where our brother in law who sponsored us lived. It would be a 5-day train ride. The train was very dirty and cold. Between each …
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… it up the gangplank and I knew it. I don't usually cry, but I did that day. I just stood there and wept. Two soldiers came and helped me … started to inch out of the dock, the band began to play "Will Ye No Come Back Again." The streamers began to snap. I wondered if I had done …
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… to Canada of bona fide agriculturalists who had sufficient means to commence farming in Canada. However, immigration remained prohibitive … refugee crisis, it focused its attention on the resettlement of soldiers’ dependents. The resettlement of war brides and their children … would be made for widows and children of Canadian servicemen who died abroad. Initially, the Department of Mines and Resources’ …
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… my brothers, sisters and I were told we were moving to a place called Canada and would live on a huge ship for about nine days to get there. Wow! From that moment on, what had been ‘normal’ faded into the background. Chaos took its …
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… star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal … war declared 1941 - Joined the Canadian Army and trained in Petawawa, Ontario August 1941 - Left Halifax for Scotland on the Cameronia / 18 years old August 19 th , 1941 - Arrived in …
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… was much crying as family and friends wished them well. The departure day arrived and Mother's family took us to the pier in Rotterdam … were often seasick. My father would walk us on the deck. During one of these walks my brother Casey let go of Dad's hand and with the …
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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 … and my brothers Rocco, Vittorio and Vito and my sister Maddalena. At one time we only had one room 8 x15 which became our dining, bed, …
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… which had 1400 passengers and 500 crewmembers, to go to our new land Canada. The Atlantic Ocean can be pretty rough going in the winter so … you can imagine a lot of seasickness for the passengers. We watched many a passenger running out of the dining room and heaving his meal overboard. One fellow lost his teeth. We were told, we could not take any money on …