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[1941?] (Creation)
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A berthing card and meal card issued to Cameron Hill during the Second World War likely when he traveled on a troopship sailing from Halifax Harbour in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, England between August and September 1941.
The berthing card indicates that Cameron was assigned to cabin S22, in section 3 of the Sports deck. The meal card indicates that Cameron was assigned to eat first meal (breakfast) during the second sitting at table number 28. The name of the ship that Cameron traveled on is unknown.
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Donated by the Hill Family in 2019.
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Cards scanned as TIF file October 2025.
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Cameron Hill was temporarily stationed in England from September 1941 to May 1942. He was assigned to 11 Operational Training Unit on September 30, 1941. Shortly after, he was assigned to the No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force and eventually deployed to the Middle East in May 1942.
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- North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Halifax
- Europe » United Kingdom » England » Liverpool
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Described by NM in May 2019.
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Information about material in this file was, in part, gathered from the following sources:
Hill, Barbara Jean. From Kitchener to Cairo : One Airman's Story as a WWII Prisoner of War. [Publisher Not Identified], 2017. p. 13-14, 21. Call Number: G24433