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The War Bride is a 2001 drama film directed by Lyndon Chubbuck and written by Angela Workman. It is a Canadian–British co-production. The film stars Anna Friel as Lily and Julie Cox as Sophie, two young women from London, England, who marry Canadian soldiers (Aden Young and Benjamin Boyd) during World War II, and move to Canada as war brides.
The term "war bride" refers to the estimated 48,000 young women who met and married Canadian servicemen during the Second World War. These war brides were mostly from Britain, but a few thousand were also from other areas of Europe: the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Germany.
- War Brides of The First World War
- War Brides of The Second World War
- Joyce (Gawn) Crane, Leading Aircraft Woman and War Bride
During the First World War, approximately 424,000 Canadians served overseas as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. By the end of the war, thousands of their dependents were living in Britain and Europe. Many of these dependents were Canadian wives (and children) who had travelled to Britain to be near their husbands. However, thousands of sol...
More than one million Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the armed forces during the Second World War. As in the previous war, many Canadian servicemen married women they met overseas. By the end of 1946, there had been 47,783 marriages between Canadian servicemen and women from other countries (mostly European); these unions produced 21,950 c...
During the Second World War, Joyce Gawn served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in England. While on leave, she met Bruce Crane, a soldier in the Canadian army. They married on 6 January 1945. The following year, Joyce and her infant son travelled to Canada to reunite with her husband.
Nov 29, 2002 · War Bride: Directed by Lyndon Chubbuck. With Anna Friel, Brenda Fricker, Aden Young, Loren Dean. In London during World War II, Lily marries a Canadian soldier who immediately goes off to war.
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- Drama, Romance
- Lyndon Chubbuck
- 2002-11-29
Oct 18, 2013 · Between 1942 and 1947, the Canadian government brought 47,783 "war brides” and their 21,950 children to Canada. Most of these women were from Great Britain, where Canadian forces had been based during the Second World War.
Nov 6, 2019 · An estimated 48,000 women moved here as war brides after marrying Canadian soldiers who were stationed in Europe during the war. Margaret Houghton was one of them. She met her husband Arthur in...
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Almost half a million Canadian servicemen were sent to Britain to assist in the war effort during the Second World War. Many of them were young and single, and it is not surprising that friendships with local women were struck. In fact, a significant number of these friendships led to marriage.
