The world wars caused the separation of many families. One of these heartbreaking examples is Beryl Johnson and her brother Bill Stewart.
They were separated for 80 years. They lost their mother when they were still very young.
In 1942, during a shipwreck, they lost their father and became orphans. Eventually, Beryl was adopted, and Bill was placed in a boys’ home.
At that time, he was 11 years old. Bill, now 91, still remembers the moment of their separation. They hugged tightly and cried.
After that day, they never saw each other again. Eventually, Bill moved to Sydney, and Beryl decided to stay in Adelaide. However, they never forgot each other.
The orphanage provided no information. Bill kept returning to Adelaide to find Beryl.
Beryl also continued searching for Bill, but all efforts were unsuccessful. The woman says she constantly twisted in her head at the thought of their long-awaited meeting.
However, after many years of fruitless searches, she began to think her brother had died. Everything changed in April 2019.
At this moment, the remains of those who died on the ship, on which Bill and Beryl’s father perished, were discovered.
A funeral service was announced for all 38 deceased. Kylie Watson, Bill’s relative, attended the funeral service and contacted Bill.
She was involved in searching for people and decided to help find Beryl. As a result of the investigations, it was discovered that Beryl was still in Adelaide.
So Kylie decided to publish ads in the local newspaper. She was asking for information about Beryl and her whereabouts.
And a miracle happened. Bill received a call from his niece saying that Beryl was alive. Beryl cried when she heard that her brother was alive. She did not expect to hear his voice again.
And her life, full of dreams, returned to her. Bill arrived in Adelaide last year. They simply embraced and couldn’t let go for a long time.
Since then, they have reunited. It was a miracle that after 80 years, they found each other again. Beryl says she doesn’t want it all to end.
They call each other every day at 8 in the morning and spend all holidays together.
Beryl stated, “We will love and support each other for as long as possible.”
