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From: Gwen Zradicka <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Canadian citizenship
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 22:16:10 -0800
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I was a warbride and came to Canada in 1944. In the 60's my husband and I
divorced and in 1969 I remarried. I arranged a trip back to England and
applied for a passport, assuming that I was still a Canadian citizen, I had
had a Canadian passport issued in 1961. Imagine my surprise when I was told
that since I was divorced from my former husband, I was no longer a citizen,
even though I was married to another Canadian. I had to become a citizen in
order to get my passport!!
Answering the other question "would I go back and live in England again" the
answer, as far as I'm concerned, is a resounding "NO"!! Canada has been very
good to me and my life is here.
Gwen.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Reichardt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Canadian citizenship


> Dear Kathy, I came to Canada on the Lady Rodney in May of 1946 and I do
not
> remember any fruit basket or anything to do with citizenship. At the
time,
> we were all British subjects anyway, whether we were British or Canadian.
> It was in 1947, (I think) that by some special Act in Parliament all War
> Brides were given Canadian Citizenship, and I never did anything else. I
> travel on a Canadian passport (although I could get a British one), also
> because I receive a small British pension I am eligible for medical
coverage
> in Britain so don't need to buy insurance.
> On a completely different topic, I have been asked by a friend if I know
the
> original of the saying 'popped his (or her) clogs - meaning 'died' I am
> assuming it is a northern expression, so if any of you girls from the
north
> out there know where it comes from, let me know and I can look clever!
> Cheers, Joan.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Turenne" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 1:56 PM
> Subject: [WarBrides] Canadian citizenship
>
>
> > My mother Elsa Lintott (Bromley) was a British war bride. She arrived at
> Pier 21 in December 1946 aboard the Empire Brent. This ship is generally
> remembered because it hit a cattle barge when leaving England and had a
huge
> hole torn in its hull. They were returned to dry dock patched up and back
on
> their way within two weeks.
> >
> > What I am trying to confirm is a story my mother used to tell about her
> arrival. She stated that they received two gifts 1) Canadian citizenship
and
> 2) a fruit basket! (Needless to say they all gobbled the fruit and were
> mercilessly sick for the train ride) It is the citizenship I am trying to
> confirm. I recollect sometime in the seventies her citizenship either
being
> revoked or for some reason her being told it was not valid. At any rate
she
> had to reapply for citizenship and was infuriated.
> >
> > Is anyone aware of anything similar or where I could details on what did
> happen. Were you granted automatic citizenship because you married a
> Canadian or was it something awarded under these special circumstances?
> >
> > Thank you
> > Kathy Lintott Turenne
> >
> >
> >
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