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Winters long, says war bride
BY MARGARET BANNON
Part two of series on local
war brides.
I joined up in the Women's
Army Territorial Service.
A.T.S. (for short) December
1941. Did my basic training in
Dalkeith outside Edinburgh,
then to Cornwall for more
training, next to a gunsite in
Nursling a little village outside
So pton. I served with
50 mixed heavy Anti Aircraft
B , Royal Artillery.
Our job was to stop enemy
fighters and bombers from
coming in land to bomb the
pons of the South of England,
which was being heavily
bombed. We were on duty
night and day. The Air Raid
sirens were going continually,
which meant we had two
minutes to get to the command
post from our nissen huts.
There was a heavy air raid
attack in Romsey Air Base,
which we could see in the
distance the sky was red with
flames, planes being shot
down.
We were next to be attacked,
our Commanding Officer
shouting to us to take cover
against the wall surrounding
the gunsite. There was low
lying clouds that day, which
meant the Bofor guns were
fired at gun control. Our first
A.T.S. in my regiment was
killed in Action on this raid.
Nora Coveney was her name
killed, April 17, 1942. There
was a poem dedicated to her
by a blind boy. Army
headquarters sent us to Hayling
Island for a rest.. The Island
civilians had all been evacuated
as the Island was used for
British Commandos and
Americans in training. After
this I had leave for ten days to
go to my home in Glasgow
when I met Peter my husband.
During • wartime all the
organizations entertained
Service personell from all
countries. It so happened there
was a dinner ind dance 1eingf
held at the lckat'orarrge-hall. I
went with my sister, the hall
was full of Canadians Army
and Airforce all of them sitting
down to dinner. As I was the
only girl in uniform the ladies
told me to sit with the service
personall which I declined,
they sat me with civilians.
After the dinner and dance
was over we walked out into
the blackout when two Airforce
service personall, and a soldier
who asked where they could
get a tramcar to the overseas
club in Sauchiehall Street, with
that the soldiers asked if I had
shiny buttons telling him I was
in uniform, we took them to
the tramcar stop for
Sauchiehall Street, stood
talking as each tramcar passed,
being wartime and blackout,
everything finished by eleven
o'clock. They ended up
walking us home, and they
having to walk to their club.
Peter mad4e a date with me for
the next night. It so happend
my girl -friend who was in the
navy came home on 1-.: ve
came to visit me as we
never had a leave the same
time hadn't seen each other
since we both joined up, so it
was a three some for our first
date. Peter and I both had to
return to our unit he to
Aldershort area and me to
Southampton. We only had two
leaves dating, the rest was done
by writing letters.
The war was over, when
Peter got a leave from his unit
in . Holland, and we got
engaged, after many letters he
asked me to marry him, and
make all the arrangements,
which I did. Since I was not a
catholic we had to have one
catholic sponser who would be
our best man, my friend
brought a friend of hers along
who was catholic and who had
been a prisoner of war for five
years and was in the same
camp as Peter Malcolm who
was also a prisoner of war.
Peter Malcolm showed me a
picture of his returning home
with a bunch of other P.O.W.
this was when we recognized
our best man.
To many of us warbrides we
wondered how life was ming
to be in Canada, it was q.' .te a
challenge. In fact two of the
girls who were neighbours of
mine in Glasgow, met their
Canadian husbands at our
wedding, now living in
Kingston and Toronto. I
Margaret Bannon (above
photo, at left), and her hus-
band Peter Bannon (in photo
at left).
remember my sister and I.
looking for Seaforth in a
Canadian map, which we could
not find. My sister then saying
to me "You're going among
the Hillbillies. Which I found
out wasn't the case.
I sailed on the "Queen Mary"
from Southampton to Halifax
which was a lovely crossing. I
never knew I was on a ship.
What a sight to behold when
we saw all the lovely food
ry t r. s on board ship after
all the rationing. As we were
coming into Halifax we heard
the band playing "Here comes
the brides". We all threw our
arms around each other not
knowing what to expect and
saying "tuppence ha -penny will
no take us back". Travelling on
the train from Halifax to
Toronto looked very desolate to
me as I did not see a train
station only little buildings,
which I found out later from
Peter were train stations.
Coming from a big city was
quite a shock for me. Peter his
mother and other relatives met
me in Toronto. When I arrived
in Seaforth Peter took me up
town Seaforth to show me
around, up one side down the
other of the street asking him if
that was all which it was, I
told him I'll never be able to
stay here after living in a big
city. gut hth.e I am, we just
celebrated. our 50th
anniversary, have seven
children, fifteen grandchildren
and very happy after all. I've
spent more of my lifetime here
in Canada then I have in
Scotland, I still like to go back
to Scotland for visits. 1 dislike
the winters here they are too
long. There were many
different Nationalisities of
Warbrides, French - Belgian -
Dutch - Scottish - Welsh - Irish
and English and possibly a
few more nationalities.
Margaret Bannon
Foods you are
proud to serve
SUNLIGHT SOAP
10 dikes - -
LIFEBUOY SOAP - 2 A4 C
3 cakes - - s
PLANTOL TOILET SOAP
3 for - - - - 25c
RINSO - 28c
Large package -
- 2 for 15C,
Every I:ct:smife knows she can save money at any one of the
DOMINION STORES. That is one reason why we l -ave a million
customers each week. Another reason is DOMINION quality.
It is a comfort to know that you can't go wrong in anything you
buy at your grocery. Everything on ors- shelves is of a3 high a
quality as yea can buy anywhere. Rete you find the notionally
known breeds you hove t:ourl.t f_.r Vicars. 1'_c:e also a l tci{I fird
our own sr cci.jl brands, of high euslity arI love price. V;., .1 wilt
do better at the red front DOMINION STORE.
- 75c
RINSO
Small package
LUX
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- 11c
Package - -
QUAKER OATS
Small package 2 for 25
QUAKER OATS
Large round package
FRESH MILLED ROLLED 25C
OATS -6 pounds -
C
27c
KEILLERS LITTLE CHIP
MARMALADE LEMON 25C
and. ORANGE—(naso jar
EAGLE BRAND COHOE 2J^
SALMON -2 !,(2- lb. tins "
EAGLE BRAND COHOE 1 c
SALMON -1 lb. tin - -
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CLARK'S PORK 8: BEANS
IN CHILI SAUCE
No. I tin - - 2 for 23c
CLARK'S PORK & BEANS
IN CHILI SAUCE
No. 3 tin - - -
23c
PRACTICALLY PEELED 8C
PEACHES—Pound
St.CHARLESorCARNA-q C
TION MILK -Baby size )for 1
St.CHARLESorCARNA-
TION MILK -16 oz. can Lfor2 C
WHITE SATIN PASTRY
FLOUR -24 pounds . - Q
4c
SPECIALLY PREPARED 25c
BULK COCOA -2 1 -Ib. bags
RICHMELLO COFFEE
Dominion Stores Exclusive- 65c
Brand -1 pound tin V
RICHMELLO COFFEE 33c
3 pound tin - -
KKOVAH CUSTARD - 25c
Small -2 tins • -• aJ
1 KOVAH CUSTARD 29c
Large tin . -
Dominion Stores, Lannitedl
Canada's Largest,, Retail Grocers
This ad first appeared in 1924 and is republished today in celebration of
Homecoming '95 (Prices do not apply) by
SEAFORTH KNECHTELS FOOD MARKET.
Class members
identified
One of our readers was able
to identify more names in last
week's Flashback photo of an
S.S. #5 Tuckersmith class from
the mid-to-late 1930's.
The class members are (first
row) Rod Doig, Wilf Drager,
Ken Doig, Jack Sproat, (second
row) Ross Macdonald, Lloyd
Haney, (third row) Jack
Patrick, Jack Rice, (fourth row)
Harold McNaughton, Eric
Doig, Betty Doig, Shirley
Oldfield, (fifth row) Robert
Wallace, Doug Wallace, Earl
McNaughton, (sixth row) Don
Wallace, Doug Wallace, Hazel
McNaughton (Mrs. Harrison),
Marie Williams, (back row)
Murray Williams, Clare Haney.
Teacher was Miss Norma
Habkirk (Mrs. D. Sills).
SPECIAL FOR THIS
WEEK - EMD
Big Sale of
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TOPCOATS
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today in
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(Prices do not apply)
Courtesy of HART FORD MERCURY- SEAFORTH