A Soldiers Story

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ASoldiersStory

• Paige
• Sargent Park School

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My Grandpa

• He is a Canadian Citizen who came from Australia,
  born and raised
• He is 88 years old
• Born June 13, 1913
• Full name is Kingdon Cleeve __________.
• Married on December 4, 1946, in Canada
• Now he lives in WPG,MB
• Was a tail gunner which is also called The Rear
  Gunner in the plane called a Lancaster also known
  as The Old Lanc
• Medals He Has
• 1939-45 Star
• Air Crew Europe Star
• Africa Star
• France and Germany Star
• Defence Medal
• War Medal 1939-45

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Family

• Married a Canadian girl
• Moved to Canada
• Had twin children, a boy and a girl
• The girls name is Roxanne Vyvian and the boy is
  named William Brian Kingdon
• They were born and raised in Canada
• The boy is my father

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The Journey To Canada,Proposing

• When he met Lorna S. he knew she was the one he
  wanted to marry
• After he went back to Australia he wrote her a
  letter asking her to be his wife
• Were to be married in Australia
• She replied no because she was an only child
• She asked him to come to Canada to be married
  there
• He did not have quite enough money to come to
  Canada The Government was persuaded by Bud S. to
  let him be sponsored
• No problem with that so he has been in Canada
  ever since

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My GrandfathersWorld War II Life

• Enlisted in the army in 1939
• Not called back because of a Hernia
• When you were not called back because of a
  medical condition you received a medal signifying
  that
• He was so mad and so ashamed he threw it away
• After his operation he was allowed to join
• In a battalion where his brother was captain
• After he was discharged from the army he felt he
  needed to do more so he signed up for the
  Australian Air Force
• Trained in WPG, MB for the position of a
  tailgunner in the plane called the Lancaster
• Royal Australian Air Force supported the
  training entirely
• On the170th squad
• On Remembrance Day he thinks a lot about the
  people he was with during the war
• Feels being a soldier was a great
  experience,because it helped him become a man by
  seeing how other people lived

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Finally, A True Canadian

• At time thought if 5 years in Canada you
  automatically became a Canadian Citizen
• Unfortunately was wrong
• Had to formally apply once he decided to get a
  pension
• There was not a dual citizenship

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Memories Coming From The Heart

• An Unexpected Reunion Of Brothers
• Kingdon sees a brother during an army drill that
  could cause him some trouble!!
• A Disaster!!
• Flying back from Europe on a plane called Quenny
  one of the engines shot out . What are they going
  to do?
• An Accident Waiting To Happen
• When he rode a motorcycle to deliver convoys
  after being to Palestine he ends up dragging his
  hip. Find out what happens!
• Meant to be Together
• Kingdon enters the Air Force with his brother as
  his captain to look out for him ,What will happen
  if King has to go to a different squad?Find out
  more just click on the one you want to know more
  about!!

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The Interview

• Interview

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Why I Chose This Topic

• I chose this topic because in school we were
  learning about WWII when I realized my
  grandfather contributed so much by being a
  soldier and also by being in the air force.
• I also thought that it would help me start a
  family tree of my own when Im older and to help
  fathers extend.

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Bibliography

• http//www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/
• http//www.downunderclub.mb.ca/pages/info.htm
• http//www.defence.gov.au/raaf/shorthis.htm
• Interviews
• Kingdon ,my grandpa
• Barb , WPG,MB,my grandpas daughter in law, my
  mother
• William B.K. ,WPG,MB,my grandpas son, my father
• John Peters, On the telephone,he is on staff at
  the Canadian Mennonite College
• Books
• Garbet ,M,and Goulding,B, Lancaster

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Dictionary

• Gun turrets-A gun turret is a position in the
  plane where the people who are shooting stay
• Hernia- a Hernia is a medical condition that is
  in the stomach area
• Tail gunner a tail gunner is the exact same
  thing as a rear gunner only a different name
• Lancaster-A Lancaster is a type of plane they
  used in World War II

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Training In Canada
Dictionary

• Canada was chosen as the main location for people
  to train for WWII
• Consisted of over 100 training schools that were
  required for all the student fliers
• Shaftsbury Canadian Mennonite College was once
  the WWII Allied Air Force Training Center
• Building was originally School for the Deaf
• Built in May , 1921
• Opened in September 1922
• 1941 was taken over by The Royal Canadian Air
  Force and became wireless training school
• 1946, Air force departed
• Was used for training and in 1965 was renamed the
  School For the Deaf

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DictionaryThe Old Lanc

• One of most reliable planes from WWII
• People often say it won WWII
• Affectionately known as the Old Lanc
• Also known for having a lot of gun turrets which
  is very unusual for a plane
• Last used operationally in WWII
• The Argentina Air force retired the Lancaster in
  the year 1963, or 1964

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DictionaryThe Rear Gunner

• Is the most dangerous position in the plane,
  Lancaster
• And most loneliest
• Cut off from others except from intercom
• This was an unenviable spot in the whole plane

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DictionaryThe Down Under Club

• Started in World War II
• Australians missing their homeland after married
  and moved to Canada
• First function in public on a ANZAC day parade,
  1946
• More media covered it,so more people wanted to
  Join
• Now they meet regularly in the season
• This is an example of what can happen when you
  are interested in your Heritage as much as they
  are

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Dictionary The Royal Australian Air Force

• One of Worlds most independent air
  forcesCreated in 1921
• Also rebuilt as independent service in
  1921Between WWI and WWII always under attack
• Entered WWII on September 3, 1939
• When started in WWII consisted of 300 aircrafts
• Great strength in WWII and is a great Air Force