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VIDEO: Recollections of life during the Second World War

Courier editor talks with his 93-year-old grandmother about her wartime experiences in England
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Courier editor Michael Kissinger sat down with his 93-year-old grandmother, Patricia Massy, to discuss her experiences in England during the Second World War.

Patricia Massy (née Nettelfield) came of age during the Second World War. Her experiences were unique but not uncommon — working for the British Intelligence core, enduring the Battle of Britain and getting married during wartime, before travelling to Canada as a war bride on the Queen Mary with her first newborn in 1946. Courier editor Michael Kissinger sat down with his feisty 93-year-old grandmother on Saltspring Island last week to record her recollections of the war.