Pulling Files of Those Gone Missing

Heroes Remember

Pulling Files of Those Gone Missing

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My first job every morning was to pull the files of the boys who went missing the night before and take them down to the padre’s office. Uh... so that was kind of... it... you know the... some nights there was so many of them. And near the end of the war when there was so many raids, and so many planes didn’t come back. Those bombers held, you know there was quite a few boys on each bomber and to think that they were gone.

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Mrs. Cawston describes her daily routine of pulling the files of the soldiers gone missing and the realization that they would never return home.

Sue Cawston

Mrs. Sue Cawston was born February 19, 1923 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Spending her younger years in Vancouver, Sue always had a keen sense of adventure to join the military. Her father served in WWI. Sue became a member of the Women’s Division, Royal Canadian Air Force. In Canada service in the administrative field was where she began her military career but because of her desire to go overseas she continued to request this provision and was soon granted permission to go. Sue worked and lived in London, England in the administrative office doing various office duties. After 2 years, 9 months of service Mrs. Cawston was discharged and returned to Canada. Mrs. Cawston settled back to Vancouver and raised a family.

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