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| | Churchill and Canada - The Churchill Centre |
 | | During the evacuation of children to Canada during 1940, the second of the ships, in which the young boy Gilbert was a passenger, was sunk with the loss of 77 children's lives, Gilbert, happily, not among them. |
 | | In April 1944, when the Mauretania was scheduled to sail from New York carrying only about half her capacity in troops, WSC directed that those women and children who wished to return to Britain might occupy the vacant space. |
 | | But he noted Churchill's special appreciation of Canada's part, through her forces, financial aid, and the "marvelous" flow of food and supplies across the Atlantic. |
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