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From: Anne Chapman <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Queen Mary 1946
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:11:19 -0600
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Dear Hazel;
Please ask your brides if one them sailing in July remembers Ivy Riddoch,
from Halifax, Yorks. July, on the Queen Mary. She apparently had her 'sea
legs' and cared for other passengers in her cabin and a 'spoiled' baby--me!
Ivy's daughter,
Anne
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From: "hlmw1" <>
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Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 4:14 PM
Subject: [WarBrides] Queen Mary 1946


> Hello all!
> The e-mail from Agnes caught my eye when she mentioned coming over on
> the Queen Mary in March 1946 to the USA.
> Bells started ringing because I know trhat several 'girls' in our War
> Brides club also came on the Queen Mary to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
>
> Not all were in attendance at our meeting yesterday due to extreme heat
> wave temperatures and more strokes, illnesses and disabilities.
> Of the 16 who were there I asked the ones who came on the 'Queen" what
> their sailing or arrival dates were at Halifax as Canadian 'brides'.
> One arrived on May 28, 1946 - she was from Hounslow, Middlesex. Eng.
> One left on July 1946 - she was from London.
> One arrived 4th July 1946 - she left 29/30 June, 1946. She is fromn
> Ireland/Surrey, England.
> One left in August, 1946 from Amsterdam, Holland.
> It makes me wonder whether the ship made stops at Halifax and then went
> on to USA or made alternate trips. A bit of a puzzle because the dates
> are so close. I know the ships plied back and forth until all of the
> women and children were delivered to their respective ports.
> When I brought up the question of 'sides' on the ship someone suggested
> that she might have still had camouflage painted sides on her.
> Agnes - did your mother and you sail from Southampton or some other
> port? And did you arrive in New York?
> I do not know of any passenger lists at this point. I am wondering what
> may be in the British Queen Mary Archives.
> God Bless all of you 'kids' are who remembering/honoring your War Bride
> mothers.
> Hazel
>
>
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