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… in France, Luxembourg and Germany. During the 1930's up to and including 1945, he was working abroad. He was working in Germany pre war in … to his stories and just imagine these mystical places he would recant his adventures throughout these early years. There was never any … It was good pay and the conditions were good. The accommodations and food were supplied by the Mine. The food was Canadian food and they …
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… Che bella la Casetta in Canada – What A Beautiful Little House in Canada I remember singing as a child a popular tune that went like this: “C’erà una casetta piccolina in Canada, con tanti pesciolini et tanti fiori di lilà, e tutte le ragazze che passavano di là, dicevono che bella la …
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… across Austria in trucks and cattle cars. The journey took quite a few days interrupted by air raids, disrupted rail lines and thousands of … continue to share a room with 3 others at the residence for years to come I decided to emigrate. With a friend’s help and connections I … usually quite empty, the tables had raised edges to keep dishes and food from sliding off. I really can’t remember any meals but I ate and …
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… By Dorothy Schofield McIlveen On the morning of June 20, 1946, I boarded the train in Halifax, Yorkshire, for London, leaving Mum and Dad … in the morning was just about as much fun as getting in at night. The food aboard was scrumptious, especially the fruit. Nevertheless, I … The temperature was in the mid eighties; the windows stayed open day and night. There was no air conditioning and we were covered in …
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… together in small staterooms and the men in separate staterooms. The food was ordinary Dutch staple diet but our father wasn’t a happy traveller on the Atlantic Ocean. By day 2 he was seasick and this condition lasted until he set foot on solid ground in Halifax. Trying to put his socks on one morning …
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… did many Canadian soldiers, George MacBurnie, stayed in England until D-Day, 1944. He was with the Canadian Ordinance Corp. and drove trucks … by the Bismarck. All those Canadian soldiers were killed trying to get food and supplies overseas. There was a song out saying that, "We had …
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… Coming to Canada This is not only my tale of coming to Canada, but also that of … at that time and my son, John, was born in September, 1944. The next day, Joyce gave birth to a daughter, Gillian. Joyce and I visited one … if I sat up. Our first meal aboard was fabulous; all the wonderful food we hadn't seen in years and we tucked right in. I think it was a …
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… tanks looking well fed and healthy. What a beautiful sight and to this day it stands vivid in my memory. No more curfews and an end to the … out of the village in November 1945. I then had to wait for my turn to come to Canada. I left Holland in August, 1946 after a lot of waiting … from there I departed on the Queen Mary. The ship was large and the food was so good. I got seasick for three days so that spoiled it. We …
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… Provost Corps. He was in one of the first boats to land in France on D-Day. The couple tell two different stories of how they met but agree it …