- AAAB5070
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- 1981-08 [date recorded]
Part of Tales of pioneer survival : New Horizons Oral History Project collection
RECORDED: Aldergrove (B.C.), 1981-08 SUMMARY: Mr. Wilson was the son of a high ranking naval officer. At the age of 13, he failed the exam to qualify for officer training, so was sent to the Vancouver Salvation Army to prepare for employment as farm help. Rudy went to work at a farm in Dewdney, where he worked from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. He spent his life farming for himself and others in the Fraser Valley.