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1900-2001 (Creation)
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- Haikings, John Derek, 1928-
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- 35 leaves of textual records
- 5 photographs
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John Derek Haikings was born 5 June 1928 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the son of George and Elsie (Clough) Haikings. In 1940 he was evacuated from England aboard the Furness Withy Line passenger ship "Nova Scotia" and arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax on October 3rd. He initially lived with a host family on Pepperell Street and attended Quinpool Road School, but subsequently went to live with the family of Allison DeForest Pickett and attended the Annapolis Royal Academy until the end of the war. Thereafter, he returned to England and served in the Royal Navy between 1946 and 1948. Upon his release he attended Doncaster Technical College and worked in Leeds. He immigrated to Canada in 1952 and worked in Queens County and Halifax before attending Acadia University, where he graduated with a B.Sc. in 1960. He married Margaret Longley of Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, in 1957. He worked for the federal Department of Public Works for thirty-five years retiring in 1993.
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Consists of a first person account of a British child evacuee's voyage from England to Nova Scotia, a German U-boat attack on convoy OB217 during that voyage, and his description of the wartime years he spent in Canada. Also includes photographs of Halifax at the time of the embarkation and return of troops from the South African War and an image of the Town of Hantsport.
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Donated by Mr. Haikings in 2010.
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