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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.

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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

Neil Macaulay, Mary Macaulay and John Angus Macaulay in Hamilton Ontario August 1942_edite

Peter Macaulay in World War II

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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

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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

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