9 min listen
War Brides
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Feb 6, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In February 1946 the first 'war brides' ship sailed from the UK to Canada reuniting women with the foreign husbands they'd married while serving in the UK during World War Two. Witness speaks to two women who sailed on the Mauretania.
(Photo: Arnie and Grace Shewan's wedding day 1944. Courtesy of Grace Shewan)
(Photo: Arnie and Grace Shewan's wedding day 1944. Courtesy of Grace Shewan)
Released:
Feb 6, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Kindertransport - Oliver's story: The story of a boy who escaped Nazi Germany on a kindertransport train heading for Britain by Witness History: World War Two