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An excerpt on immigration to Canada in 1920, taken from John Leyten’s memoirs “A present of my past to your future” Written 1975-7 There were some people, relatives to my Dad, and they came over from Canada for a visit. They talked all about Canada, how good it was there and that there were lots of …
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Corporal John S. Sheffield …
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L/Bdr Sam Hrabluk …
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Lance Corporal James S. Probert …
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Alumni Type : Refugee Country of Origin : Spain Date of Arrival : December 4, 1951 Ship : Fairsea Port of Entry : Pier 21, Halifax After fighting fascism in Spain during the Spanish Civil War and after Franco's victory, my father took refuge in France in 1948. My mother and two brothers (Miguel and …
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Dad left for overseas from Halifax, January 1943, as a Squadron Leader. Began the Canadian Pay Office in London. Worked in Harrods with the United Kingdom Base Accounts Office. In the spring of 1947, Ottawa awarded Dad the MBE* Military. He was promoted to Wing Commander in 1944. He landed on the …
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Ryszard (Richard) Zdzisław Stefan Paudyn 1921-2008 Richard was born in Warsaw on November 27th 1921. He was baptized in St. Andrew Catholic Church in Warsaw. His parents were Wanda (nee Blichewicz) and Stefan Paudyn. The Blichewicz family lived in Ł owicz and the Paudyn family was from Radom in …
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James, Mary Leggate …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: MS Saturnia Port of Entry: Pier 21 Date of Arrival: March 29, 1958 Age on Arrival: 18 I first decided to come to Canada when I was 17 years old. I wanted to come to Canada, because I wanted a better life and future. It was post WWII and my …
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Amorina DeAnna …