Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Sees, Vivian |
Other Names |
Vivian Wotton |
Born |
1923 |
Birthplace |
Port Elgin, Ontario |
Father |
Fred Sees |
Mother |
Ruby Sees |
Spouse |
Ernest Keith Wotton (m. 1949, d. 1962) |
Children |
Rexanne |
Relationships |
Siblings - Thelma (Kathleen/Kathy), Eleanor, Don, Keith |
Education |
Military Business College (London, ON). |
Occupation |
Vivian enlisted in the R.C.A.F. a few months after her 19th birthday on April 26, 1943 (WWII). She attended Rockcliffe Airbase near Ottawa for basic training and a Filter Centre Operations course before being assigned to the West Coast of Canada. She spent most of her time in Victoria except for a stint in Prince Rupert. The coastal station work at Radar Central Control Command was of a highly secretive nature under the Official Secrets Act. Vivian spent most of her work years in the transportation industry. |
Places |
Port Elgin; when the war ended in 1945, Vivian returned home to Port Elgin. Soon after, she moved to London for school (where she remained). |
Sources |
a) Information provided with A2019.078.002 (written by Bill Streeter) |
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