She arrived in St, John's and traveled on the Northern Ranger
to Port Aux Choix. She spent her first year living in a cabin in the
interior. She is one of four war brides featured in the Downhome,
August 2007, Vol. 29*03 issue, in the articleOf Love and War
by Lin Crosbie-Marshall.
Read more about Eileen on the"Stories" page.
Read more about Eileen on the"Stories" page.
Eileen Hamlyn
Born: July 21, 1925 - 2007
Maiden Name: Fraser
From: Fochabers Morayshire, Scotland
Occupation:
Husband: Robert Clayton Hamlyn,
Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit and British Home Guard
Date of Marriage: March 31, 1945, Fort Augustus Inverness Shire
Date of Departure: August 21, 1946
Ships Name: Drottningholm
Date Arrived in Canada: August 26, 1946
Port of Arrival: St. John’s, NL.
Settled in: Corner Brook
Children: 4; Pauline, Derek, Bruce, Michael
Maiden Name: Fraser
From: Fochabers Morayshire, Scotland
Occupation:
Husband: Robert Clayton Hamlyn,
Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit and British Home Guard
Date of Marriage: March 31, 1945, Fort Augustus Inverness Shire
Date of Departure: August 21, 1946
Ships Name: Drottningholm
Date Arrived in Canada: August 26, 1946
Port of Arrival: St. John’s, NL.
Settled in: Corner Brook
Children: 4; Pauline, Derek, Bruce, Michael