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Jul 17, 2023 · Sonja Jobes says she was the young girl rescued by Dr. Roly Armitage during the Second World War in Holland in 1944. (Katie Griffin/CTV News Ottawa) Jobes saw the post detailing a familiar story ...
Aug 14, 2023 · Sonja Jobes and Dr. Roly Armitage pose for a photo at their reunion Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Armitage rescued Jobes in Normandy during World War Two and never saw her again until Sunday. Armitage passed on June 19, and flages will be lowered in his honour at the West Carleton Community Complex. Photo by Jake Davies
Jun 21, 2024 · Armitage was a range finder. Sonja Jobes and Dr. Roly Armitage pose for a photo at their reunion Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Armitage rescued Jobes in Normandy during World War Two and never saw her again until Sunday. Photo by Jake Davies
Aug 16, 2023 · A Canadian World War II veteran has been reunited with the Dutch girl he saved near Eindhoven almost 80 years later, Canadian media reported this week. Roly Armitage, who is 98, found Sonja Jobes, who was just three at the time, and another boy hiding in a ditch. “I’m elated,” Armitage said after meeting Jobes in person after so many years. “It’s unbelievable.” “I never expected ...
Jun 23, 2024 · Incredibly, in 2023 Armitage reunited with one of those children. He had told the story to Dutch media and 83-year-old Sonja Jobes of Minnesota saw the story online. “I read it and I knew that was me,” Jobes told CTV Ottawa last summer. “It was like a puzzle kind of came together.” The two reunited along with their family and friends in ...
Roly Armitage reunites with Sonja Jobes in Ottawa, 80 years after he rescued her in Holland during the Second World War.
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We are honoured to have had the pleasure of hosting the Rescue & Reunion for Dr. Roly Armitage & Sonja Jobes this past Sunday at Highland Park.
