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Tag: World War 2

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1945 – War’s End

February 25, 2018February 26, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Mass Teddy had lost his wife Mabel. Their son Leslie had changed his mind about going to America and come back to help look after Southfield. He would write to his brother Maurice in New York, telling him that their … Continue reading 1945 – War’s End

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1945 – The Family Mourns

February 18, 2018March 14, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Previously on To Jamaica and Beyond…. World War 2 had been running for 5 years, but was now in it’s final year. Ida Mae and Maurice were in New York with their families. Cecil was at Southfield, back from the … Continue reading 1945 – The Family Mourns

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1943 – War Food

February 8, 2018February 9, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

War Food Administration World War 2 was ongoing and America was now heavily involved. Food was in shortage so America developed an ‘Emergency Farm Labour Program’. They chose to use Jamaican’s and others in this program. Kingston, Jamaica – 29th … Continue reading 1943 – War Food

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1941 – Pearl Harbor

February 4, 2018February 4, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Cecil Hodgson’s brother Aubrey had died. It had shocked the whole family. Mabel was running and working at her mothers shop at Belle Vue. The wealth of the Hodgson’s was in decline. Emigration To America Before World War 2 Since Ida … Continue reading 1941 – Pearl Harbor

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1941 – The Gentlewoman

January 21, 2018January 22, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

  This lady was Mass Teddy’s sister. The story continues…. Looking closely at her portrait – taken around 1923 – she appears to be a distinguished lady. She looks white but was in fact partially black. When I say partially what … Continue reading 1941 – The Gentlewoman

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1939 – Britain Declares War

January 14, 2018January 15, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Great Britain – 3rd September 1939 11.15am – A radio message is announced by the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, that the British deadline for the withdrawal of German troops from Poland has expired. He says, the British ambassador to Berlin … Continue reading 1939 – Britain Declares War

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