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*[[Canada Home Children Bibliography and Suggested Reading (National Institute)]] | *[[Canada Home Children Bibliography and Suggested Reading (National Institute)]] | ||
=== | === War Brides === | ||
During World War II, Canadian soldiers began arriving in Britain as early as 1939. For some it would be six years before they returned home. Many of these young men married and fathered children while they were overseas. In all, nearly 48,000 war brides and 22,000 children arrived in Canada during and after World War II. While the vast majority of these women were British, there were some Europeans as well. The ships that had been used to transport the service men and women to Britain returned with their wives and children. The ships carrying the war brides and their children sailed from England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Pier 21 became the depot for processing the arriving families. In 2000. a memorial plaque was mounted at Pier 21 to commemorate the war brides’ a | During World War II, Canadian soldiers began arriving in Britain as early as 1939. For some it would be six years before they returned home. Many of these young men married and fathered children while they were overseas. In all, nearly 48,000 war brides and 22,000 children arrived in Canada during and after World War II. While the vast majority of these women were British, there were some Europeans as well. The ships that had been used to transport the service men and women to Britain returned with their wives and children. The ships carrying the war brides and their children sailed from England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Pier 21 became the depot for processing the arriving families. In 2000. a memorial plaque was mounted at Pier 21 to commemorate the war brides’ a | ||
*[http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/passenger-lists.asp War Brides passenger Lists, WWII] | |||
*[http://www.canadianrootsuk.org/ Canadian War Children born in the UK] | |||
*[https://ww1warbrides.blogspot.com/ Canadian War Brides of World War I] | |||
=== Ontario - Emigration and Immigration === | === Ontario - Emigration and Immigration === | ||