
World War II (WWII)
World War II (WWII) virtually involved every part of the world from 1939 to 1945. Our families were at the frontlines, these are some of their stories.
Angus Macaulay in the Royal Canadian Air Force
By Neil Carey and Donald Peter Macaulay
Angus was born on February 26, 1906 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was the second child of Neil and Mary Macaulay. Angus was educated at St. Margaret’s School between 1911 and 1920... Read Story
John Angus Macaulay
in World War II
By Donald Peter Macaulay
John Angus Macaulay was born in Glasgow, in January 1909, the fourth child of Neil and Mary Macaulay. In 1924 his family emigrated to Canada where John Angus learned prairie farming... Ready Story
Peter Macaulay in World War II
By Neil Carey
Peter Donald Macaulay was born on April 6, 1907 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was the third child of Neil and Mary Macaulay. Peter emigrated with his widowed mother and family to Canada in 1924... Read Story
Donald Macaulay
in World War II
By Neil Carey and Donald Peter Macaulay
Donald Macaulay was the first child of Neil and Mary Macaulay. He was born in 1904 in Glasgow. As a teenager Donald began an apprenticeship in steam engineering... Ready Story
Whiskey Galore
By Neil Carey
The ‘Politician’ carried a large cargo that included fine cotton goods, newly minted Jamaican dollars and 260,000 bottles of premium whisky and other alcohol including gin and brandy... Read Story
The ‘Politician’ Silver Dish
By Neil Carey
A silver dish that connects the Macaulay family to the wreck of the ‘Politician’. Many years ago, Father Neil Macaulay, Peter Macaulay (Boston) and Sister Patricia Macaulay visited their great aunt... Ready Story