I am a war bride who arrived in Newfoundland on June 4th. 1947 -- my husband, Joe Mackey was with the Newfoundland Foresters and...

Elizabeth "Betty" Mackey

Born:
Maiden Name: MacDonald
From:
Occupation:
Husband: Joe Mackey
Date of Marriage:
Date of Departure: June 4th. 1947
Ships Name: Flew back via KLM and
landed in Gander on a very cold June day.
Port of Arrival in NL.: Gander
Settled in: NL
Children:


...when the war was over he decided to stay in Scotland for a while, worked with the Railway over there but then, after a year decided to come home so we flew back via KLM and landed in Gander on a very cold June day.
My husband Joe died in Dec. 2008. He was 94.
This photo was taken weeks after the MacKey arrived in Newfoundland - l947
Information updated Oct 31, 2009
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