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Leland M. Pratt of Belmont left Halifax from Pier 21 aboard the Andes of Britain in May of 1941, aged 17. On board ship Lee was in charge of two grenade guns. Lee he was in the Army Provost Corps [police service] when he met his future wife, Audrey Smith , a young woman from England. Previously Lee …
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Photos from life at camp in Petawawa Photos from life at camp in Petawawa Photos from life at camp in Petawawa Photos from life at camp in Petawawa Photos from life at camp in Petawawa Photos from life at camp in Petawawa Photos from life at camp in Petawawa Photos from life at camp in Petawawa …
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Wilfred and his wife, Nancy Clouthier pictured. … Cpl Wilfred Claude Clouthier …
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End of June 1942, I sailed on the Empress if Japan to Scotland. I was 23 at the time. The Empress was a cruise liner built to carry 1800 passengers. For this voyage, however, she carried some 6000 troops! It was so crowded I never did find my assigned lifeboat during the 7 day trip! Another memory …
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Six young men from a village in Portugal called Caranguejeira decided to embark to a distant and unknown land called Canada with the objective and great courage of starting a new life. They are: Manuel Rodrigues, Martinho de São José, Jaime Teotónio, Manuel Brígido, Faustino Gaspar and Luís …
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My name is Carlo Brunello. I was born in Bessica ( Loria) in the province of Treviso in the region of Veneto, Italy in 1930. In June of the year 1954, I left the port of Genoa on the ship Homeland to seek my fortune in Canada. After a long and stormy voyage of thirteen days, we docked at Pier 21 in …
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This Sobey Plaque is in honor of my mother, Carmela Torjan, who immigrated to Canada in 1951, via Italy. In celebration of her own individual journey, I chose to inscribe the Sobey Wall with her maiden name, Citro, because that is who she was when she arrived to this new land. Although she did not …
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Carmine Sablone's passport Anna Maria Marini's passport … Carmine Sablone …
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Sapper Norman Hughes …
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Sapper Patrick Carroll …