Barbara Cooper was born in 1930 and was nine years old when World War II began. Mrs. Cooper moved to Canada in 1954, after her marriage with Lou Cooper. Barbara lived in a town in England called Yorkshire and never experienced any difficult situations during the war. Lou Cooper was born in 1929 and was 10 when World War II began. Mr. Cooper came to Canada in 1954 with his newly wed Barbara Cooper. Lou lived in Yorkshire as well, yet during the war his father was away for six years which was a difficult time for their family.
They are the grandparents of Crestwood student Hailey Friedrichsen and were interviewed by her and Jenny Wilson in March 2011.
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- 1. Background Information; Some Wartime Experiences
- 2. Daily Life
- 3. School; Air Raids
- 4. Rationing
- 5. Worries
- 6. The Radio; Understanding
- 7. Fears
- 8. The POW Camps
- 9. Concentration Camps
- 10. Absence of Father
- 11. Memories and Impacts
- 12. More Memories
- 13. Favourite Pastimes
- 14. Photographs
- 15. Evacuating
- 16. Japan in WW2
