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World Service,06 Feb 2014,9 mins

War Brides

Witness History

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In February 1946 the first 'war brides' ship sailed from the UK to Canada reuniting women with the foreign husbands they'd married while serving in the UK during World War Two. Witness speaks to two women who sailed on the Mauretania. (Photo: Arnie and Grace Shewan's wedding day 1944. Courtesy of Grace Shewan)

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