She left Scotland (war bride with 1yr old son) around the end of March 1945 bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I am not sure where she actually sailed from ie Scotland port or English port. I was hoping to find a passenger list showing her arrival on Canada with my brother.
She did talk a bit about the trip over but mostly about the fact that there was very little time to prepare for the trip and that it was kept a secret as to what ship and what date until just before she left Glasgow. She did say they came over in a convoy and sounds like there were a lot of other war brides on board. Hope you may be able to steer me in the
right direction.
Thank you.
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The RANGITATA, a 16,737 ton diesel-driven ship, was built for The New Zealand Shipping Company in 1929 along with its sister passenger/cargo ships, the RANGITANE and the RANGITIKI. These "Rangi"
ships dominated the London-Wellington trade for the next ten years, the three vessels providing four-weekly service between England and New Zealand and making the voyage in 32 days via the Panama Canal.
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