Arriving in Hong Kong Harbor
Heroes Remember
Arriving in Hong Kong Harbor
Transcript
Description
Mr. Agerbak talks about seeing a very different world upon arrival.
Borge Agerbak
Borge Agerbak was born in Odense, Denmark and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1927 to a small town in southern Manitoba called Pilot Mound. Mr. Agerback worked on the farm until war broke out in 1939. Along with his two brothers, he decided to join the Winnipeg Grenadiers.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- July 17, 2013
- Duration:
- 1:11
- Person Interviewed:
- Borge Agerbak
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
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