War Bride

• Kingston, Ont. author writes memoir about mother, a WWII veteran and war bride

  Kingston author Simonne Ferguson says her mother Sheila O'Carroll, who became Sheila Eccles after marriage, served as a driver/mechanic during the Second World War.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2022
  
• Edmonton war bride recalls her lengthy journey following the Second World War

  At the end of the Second World War, more than 45,000 young women left their homes and made the journey across the Atlantic. They were war brides. Many of them knew very little of their new homes and what awaited them.

  Features

  Nov 11, 2020
  
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• ‘A wonderful man’: War bride recalls 67 years of marriage with Moose Jaw sargeant

  Margaret Houghton was one of 48,000 war brides who traveled from Europe to Canada to reunite with her soulmate.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2019
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• Dream comes true as war bride meets Mountie dressed in Red Serge

  It was a dream come true for a former Saskatoon resident as the war bride finally met a Mountie dressed in Red Serge.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2013