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An Evacuee

Evacuee:  September 1939 -1945 Eight years old and standing on the gently sloping Rye-hills of Lutterworth, overlooking the meandering river Swift lazily belieing its name as it threads its way from the Hall in the far distance on my left, then on and under the railway viaduct on my right.  ...


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Waiting for His Return

I had to grieve all over again when I saw my husband back to war for the second time.  This time was different, because he wasn't just my husband anymore.  He was now the father of my child that I was going to be raising alone.   ;But it was MY job to suck it up and get on with life.And life went ...


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Roger Elliott

1958 Ephrata

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Written by: Roger Elliott


    I come from a small town in south east Ontario, not to far north of Belleville, about 60miles south of Bancroft, on Highway 62. Located about two and one half hours east of Toronto, Madoc is a small town of about 1200 people surrounded by farmland and quite a few creeks, rivers, and Lakes. 

    Growing up here, though isolated somewhat from large urban centers, was a very happy experience filled with 2 siblings, and both my parents who were also raised in, or near, this small community. Everybody pretty much knew one another, and their business as well. 

    Everything changed for good in 1972 when our family was transfered to Morgantown Pa. when Bethlehem Steel moved my Father there after the mine in Marmora was just about spent. Prep School, College, and my own life have emerged from these beginnings after leaving home at 14 to attend school. What I have attempted here is to give an account of some of those moments in my life that have touched me, in one way or another.

Name
Roger Elliott

Story of My Life ID
Madoc8763


Story URL
www.storyofmylife.com/Madoc876 3

Born
Feb 16, 1958

City of Birth
Belleville Ontario Canada

Home Town
Madoc Ontario Canada

Gender
Male

City (most recent)
Ephrata

Occupation
WMS Cordinator

Marital Status
Married

Children
2
Scott, Jamie

Additional Facts
graduate of Bowdoin College and the Hill School, Pottstown Pa.