Irene Ferguson McNeil

Irene Ferguson McNeil married a Canadian, Thomas Arthur Clyde McNeil, on January 28, 1943. Irene Cecilia, was born October 26, 1943, at Ruskin College, Oxford, England.

Canadian mother-in-law was concerned due to the bombing in London, England and wanted her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to come to Canada. Arrived in Halifax on the ship, Ile de France (carrying wounded troops and ward brides & children). It took approximately 5 weeks to cross the ocean as the ship had to zig zag due to enemy subs in the north Atlantic. As there were German submarines at the mouth of Halifax Harbour when the ship arrived, they could not open the gates for approximately one week. We arrived in Halifax, October, 1944.