Living in Cobourg during WW11
During the war in the 1940s, Canadian families were willing to do whatever they could to support their soldiers overseas. The Canadian government decided to create a process known as rationing, in hopes of increasing supplies for the Canadian troops. The process was simple, families would receive a rationing book in the mail as well as stamps and coupons. These stamps and coupons represented the amount of important items they could buy, such as coffee, tea, butter, sugar, and sometimes meet. The rest of the supply would be sent to fighting troops, who were in desperate need of them. Almost all of Canada, including Cobourg, took part in rationing and gave up their own supplies for the army.
The atmosphere in Cobourg during World War Two was united. Everyone within the town knew one another and they had made the small town with the population of about 5000 people into a big family unit. Everyone knew about the young men that had sacrificed their lives with their families to go and fight in the war. Everyone knew how it felt to not know how their son or husbands were safe. Everyone would hold their breath when the mail man came to deliver letters because you never knew if it was a letter that said your loved ones were safe or gone missing in action or dead. Cobourg’s citizens got together for church everyday and twice on Sundays to pray for the safety of their loved ones and community family members. Many towns people got together and made gifts that gave soldier the basic necessities that they would need during their time at war. Even though everyone was living in terror everyday they still had fun at tea’s which also supported soldiers. This is what it was like in Cobourg during the time of World War Two.
During the war in the 1940s, Canadian families were willing to do whatever they could to support their soldiers overseas. The Canadian government decided to create a process known as rationing, in hopes of increasing supplies for the Canadian troops. The process was simple, families would receive a rationing book in the mail as well as stamps and coupons. These stamps and coupons represented the amount of important items they could buy, such as coffee, tea, butter, sugar, and sometimes meet. The rest of the supply would be sent to fighting troops, who were in desperate need of them. Almost all of Canada, including Cobourg, took part in rationing and gave up their own supplies for the army.
The atmosphere in Cobourg during World War Two was united. Everyone within the town knew one another and they had made the small town with the population of about 5000 people into a big family unit. Everyone knew about the young men that had sacrificed their lives with their families to go and fight in the war. Everyone knew how it felt to not know how their son or husbands were safe. Everyone would hold their breath when the mail man came to deliver letters because you never knew if it was a letter that said your loved ones were safe or gone missing in action or dead. Cobourg’s citizens got together for church everyday and twice on Sundays to pray for the safety of their loved ones and community family members. Many towns people got together and made gifts that gave soldier the basic necessities that they would need during their time at war. Even though everyone was living in terror everyday they still had fun at tea’s which also supported soldiers. This is what it was like in Cobourg during the time of World War Two.