George and Evelyn DeLorey

Sobey Wall of Honour

Column
170

Row
17

George and Evelyn DeLorey
and Family

Evelyn May (Blackburn) DeLorey
Daughter of Henry and Jane (Cullen) Blackburn
Born March 15, 1923 in Kent, England
Died September 4, 1993 in Ft McMurray, Alberta

 

  • Met her husband George Willis Renford DeLorey, a soldier with the West Nova Scotia Regiment at a social in the summer of 1940.
  • Married March 19, 1941 at All Saints Anglican Church, Warlingham, Surrey, England.
  • Had her first baby, Linda Mary on September 11, 1941.
  • Her husband was deployed to Europe (Africa and Italy) July 10, 1943.
  • Had her second baby, James Henry on July 19, 1943.
  • In early October 1944, received orders from the Canadian Forces that she would leave for Canada. She left her home in Warlingham, travelled by train to London, England. There she was met by Canadian Army trucks and was taken to the “Maple Leaf Club” where she and the children spent the night in a single bunk sharing a room with other War Brides that were to be sent to Canada. The next day, she and her children took the train to Grenack, Scotland.
  • Sailed on the “Ile De France” on Friday October 13, 1944.
  • Arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 22, 1944 (9 days at sea).
  • Met by Army personnel and put on a train to Western Shore, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
  • Met at the Station by mother-in-law Hattie DeLorey, and walked to her home.
  • No running water, no phone, no electricity, no flush toilet, no busses, no sidewalks or paved roads… no pubs!
  • Wood stove, an outhouse and oil lamps, a whole new world!
  • Her husband George became ill in Italy, arrived in Canada June 28, 1945. He spent many months in Camp Hill Veterans hospital. Officially discharged from Canadian Armed Forces on August 6, 1945.
  • Celebrated 50 years of marriage with a renewal of vows on March 19, 1991 at All Saints Anglican Church, Ft McMurray, Alberta.

 

Old black and white certificate of Registry of Birth.
Old white paper with record of Birth details.
Man and woman standing with a young man in military uniform, a tree can be seen in the background.
Old government document with Canadian Active Service Force written at the top.
A young man stands in military uniform, with a woman next to him holding his arm.
Old certified copy of a marriage certificate.
Old certified copy of Birth and Death registration.
Old military record with rank, effective date, unit and place.
A large group of men in uniform pose for the camera, some seated and the others stand behind them.
Two young men in military uniform hold guns and pose for the camera.
A beautiful message on a yellow paper with printed border.
White-lined paper with illegible scribbling.
Old white paper titled Service and Casualty Form.
Old copy of a Canadian Army Discharge certificate.
Archival image of huge ship with black smoke billowing from its smokestack.
Archival image of a hospital ship with images of the red cross on its sides.
Woman in a light blue dress and wearing pearls sits next to a man in a navy blue suit.
A newspaper cutting of the obituary of George DeLorey.
A newspaper cutting of the obituary of Evelyn DeLorey.
A book cover with a picture of a woman and two children, the title reads Evelyn May Delorey…a War Bride.
A newspaper clipping from The Country Line Courier, with the title Learning About Our Past.
Facebook screen shot of a young girl in front of a bulletin board with lots of papers on it.
A tombstone sits in a green grass cemetery.
A smiling couple are sitting in front of a book shelf lined with encyclopedias.

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