The son of Mrs. Clara Warner of Blenheim, ON. Canadian service men had been in England since the start of the war. It is not unusual that service men would find English women and as is this case marry and start families.  

Such is the case of Albert Warner and his wife Dorothy and their son Anson. The CDN 1/05/44 reported that Dorothy and son would leave England, her family and friends to start a new life in Blenheim ON. She would be the first “War Bride” and baby to ‘cross the pond’ to settle in Blenheim, staying with her husband’s mother Clara Warner.

Dorothy had nothing but praise for “Canadian Hospitality”. She felt bad about leaving while the English civilians were still being bombed. She, her husband and new born son were in their apartment when a bomb hit their building. “I had just taken the baby from his cot when it struck. The baby was shaken up and bruised a bit, but we escaped. It was really a miracle.”

Mrs. Warner’ s trip to Canada was arranged through Canada House and paid for entirely by the Canadian government.

Crossing the Atlantic was by way of a former luxury liner, not so grand as in peacetime but very nice.

“The Canadian Red Cross in Canada was marvelous. When we arrived the Red Cross took the babies from us, bathed and clothed them provided us with comforts of every kind. They looked after our luggage, looked after getting our Tickets to our destination  in Canada and met us at every train stop to provide us with comforts.”   

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

KCFA, TBD-RH, BFL-B, CDN (2)

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