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… star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal …
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… was an important waterway from pre-Roman times. The Magyars, who would come to be known as Hungarians, travelled from the foothills of the … Revolution in 1956. Pier 21 was one of the entry points which welcomed many of these Hungarian immigrants, particularly the large group … Canadian prairies from Pennsylvania and establish a ‘New Hungary’. Newcomers built their communities and sent positive reports to relatives …
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… 13 each. Coupons were used up quickly so new clothes were difficult to come by. Fabric and yarn for knitting were also rationed. Husband: … since discovered that it is quite good. Many other Canadian foods have come my way over the years, but I have not mastered a taste for … enjoyed other trips through the years with her family. Did your family come to Canada to visit? In 1948 Audrey's mother sent her sister Olive …
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… CHARLES JOSEPH LUTTON/"C" COMPANY THE IRISH REGIMENT OF CANADA 23/09/1939 - Militia 20/06/1940 - … – bright and warm. April 22, 1944 (S. ELIA FIUMERAPIDO / Map. 891266 Scale 1/50,000 Sheet 160 1) The Bn change over was completed by … Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. St. Peter’s /Rome, Italy - June 26, 1944 C. Lutton, J. Gardiner (A Co.) The Irish Regiment of …
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… Heading for a Good Life in Canada By Carla White When Theodorus Jacobs (a.k.a. Theo) saw the … his wife Maria to Canada on March 5, 1954, he thought to himself, “welcome home”. This wasn’t the first time Theo would set voyage from the … bike ride one way) – both of which would prove useful in the years to come. After the war, the Dutch army tried to convince soldiers to go to …
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… day at Pier 21. It was exactly 50 years to the day that we arrived in Canada. My husband and children totally surprised me by having my … Westfalian Pumpernickel. How delicious that was! They wanted us to come to West Germany, but this was not easy. In 1948, we illegally … it into English as well: BOAT VOYAGE DIARY FROM MARIELUISE FROESE 26 April 1951- Goodbye Fest in the Deldensall. Very festive and happy. …
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… vanilla ice cream, peach cream cake, biscuits, bread and butter, jam, fresh milk, tea or cocoa, and oranges. [1] Ship menu, SS Duchess …
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… de vriende venters en een van familie. Ja als men niet meer spreken kan, zegt men het met bloemen. Dit zullen we dan ook nooit vergeten bij … dit is, maar jongen wat was ‘t koud Langs de reling en op de kade je kont ‘t op al de gezichten zien. Eindelijk kwam circa 4 uur ‘t eerste …
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… Many of the older children added that they had voluntarily chosen to come to Canada despite communist claims to the contrary. Image of USAT … her parents had died in Siberia, she and her compatriots “…wanted to come to Canada, we do not want to go back to Poland.” [13] Meanwhile, a … water if he worked the whole day. When asked about what the young newcomer thought of Poland, he replied, “we like our country very much but …
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… being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the chance to get my sea legs. It was just before Christmas, 1950, when my … were complete and I could leave Europe to start my new life in Canada. The United States, first choice for all of my fellow refugees, … the next watery mountain, getting totally submerged. The stern would come up first, leaving the props to spin in the air, producing the most …