"I have always felt as if my mother was a war bride as she met my Newfoundland father in Halifax in 1944 when he was there training for the Royal Canadian Air Force. She was from Ontario and was also in the RCAir Force Women's Division stationed in Halifax.
He was sent overseas shortly afterwards but they kept in touch and in 1946 they were married in Ontario and she left Canada to come to Newfoundland - knowing no one except my father. Her experiences are certainly similiar to those women who came from across the ocean"... Jan.
He was sent overseas shortly afterwards but they kept in touch and in 1946 they were married in Ontario and she left Canada to come to Newfoundland - knowing no one except my father. Her experiences are certainly similiar to those women who came from across the ocean"... Jan.
Margaret Russell
Born: Nov 5, 1924
Maiden Name: Cross
From: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: RCA, Air Force Women's Division
stationed in Halifax/ Homemaker
Husband: Frederick Russell
Date of Marriage: June 15, 1946 in Canada
Canadian War Bride: Arrived by train
Coastal Ships' Name:
Port of Arrival in NL.:
Settled in: St. John's
Children: Douglas, Janice, James, Peter
Note:
Margaret is a Canadian War Bride.
Maiden Name: Cross
From: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: RCA, Air Force Women's Division
stationed in Halifax/ Homemaker
Husband: Frederick Russell
Date of Marriage: June 15, 1946 in Canada
Canadian War Bride: Arrived by train
Coastal Ships' Name:
Port of Arrival in NL.:
Settled in: St. John's
Children: Douglas, Janice, James, Peter
Note:
Margaret is a Canadian War Bride.