She Made Them Family: A Wartime Scrapbook from the Prairies - PDF free download eBook

Introduction

Mrs. Alice Spackman of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, kept a scrapbook during the Second World War. Within its pages are the stories of the men and women who worked and lived in the Okotoks and De...

Some brief overview of this book

Mrs. Alice Spackman of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, kept a scrapbook during the Second World War. Within its pages are the stories of the men and women who worked and lived in the Okotoks and De Winton areas.

When war broke out, they answered the call to serve. Mrs. Spackman became a hostess and second 'mum' to many who passed through Okotoks as well as those who trained at RA Mrs. Alice Spackman of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, kept a scrapbook during the Second World War. Within its pages are the stories of the men and women who worked and lived in the Okotoks and De Winton areas.

When war broke out, they answered the call to serve. Mrs. Spackman became a hostess and second 'mum' to many who passed through Okotoks as well as those who trained at RAF No. 31 EFTS.

Through letters, she stayed in touch with them during their training, their postings overseas and continued with they returned to the United Kingdom after the war. Personal and intimate insights along with new research, photographs and updated information about the people enhance this unique look into the war years.