Letter to Mother
September 5, 1916
It rained last night till I went to bed but the sun came up clear just as we were getting into camp after our little 30 minute route march from 6.30 till 7 a.m.
Letters - 1916
These letters are organized in chronological order beginning at the start of the year.
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Letter to Mother
September 8, 1916
I went on parade today at noon I went to the doctors and he said I should go to the Hospital I don’t know what is wrong but he said I would have to go to bed for a while.
Letter to Mother from Milford, England
September 11, 1916
Our Camp is well to tell the truth I can’t tell you all about the camp until the next letter we are two miles about out of Milford.
Letter to Mother from Milford, England
September 12, 1916
The days go by so fast and I am afraid that I don’t write you very often for there seems to always be some thing for me to do.
Letter to Mother from London, England
September 14, 1916
You will see above where your boy is to night. We got here about 7.40 I just remember as we come by a big clock.
Letter to Horace from London, England
September 16, 1916
I have been out to four S.A. meetings to day two open air and two inside we had some good times but they are not different here than in canada a sincere Christian is a man or woman in any land.
Letter to Mother from London, England
September 18, 1916
I should be in bed to night but I wrote a letter to Eula tonight when I should have been writing to you.
Letter to Mother from London, England
September 18, 1916
I had a few things to buy so I thot I would buy them in one of the largest stores in great Britain
Letter to Mother from London, England
September 19, 1916
Just a line before I leave an other soldiers comfortable stoping place.
Letter to Mother from London, England
September 20, 1916
I am away for camp again at 6.40 P.M. and I wonder how the time will go after a leave like this when I get back.
Letter to Mother from Milford, Surrey
September 22, 1916
I have been out ever since about 2 P.M. walking away down at Milford and Godalming where I had supper and then walked some more after that we ate some more and then started home just got here at 8 P.M.
Letter to Sisters Kate & Kathleen from Witley South Camp, Milford, Surrey
September 22, 1916
My London leave is over and I had a good time I suppose that you get all of my letters that go home.
Letter to Mother from Witley South Camp, Milford, Surrey
September 23, 1916
I am killing time on a Saturday after noon I read a book in the Bible and now I will write you a short letter. and then get ready for to go down town and have supper and go down
Letter to Mother from Witley South Camp, Milford, Surrey
September 26, 1916
I just came in from a concert held in Y.M.C.A. Hut no.3 free of charge to all soldiers, given by an aged lady who has a daughter in the red cross work in France and a boy in the trenches and a Husband in khakie also I don’t know where
Letter to Mother about Thursby Commons and Grampian
September 29, 1916
We are going out to dinner right away now, but 16 platoon is last in so I guess there is no hurry so I may not go for a while yet.
Letter to Mother from Witley South Camp
October 1, 1916
I had a time to day and I enjoyed just a little of our English hospitality. Stanley and I went to Milford to Congregational church S.S. at 2.45 then we were asked out to tea seven of use.
Letter to Mother from Witley South Camp
October 4, 1916
I just received your letter about 3 min. ago so will start to answer it now before we go out on a little night work.
Letter to Mother from Witley South Camp
October 10, 1916
I think possibly that I should write to Horace but he will get this letter any way so I guess he won’t mind.
Letter to Kate, Otto and the Little folks from Witley South Camp
October 13, 1916
We are still having good warm weather here, it is just as warm when it rains here now as it is in Sask. in June or July
Letter to Teddy from Witley South Camp
October 14, 1916
I have been up to Tin Town to buy a writing pad and just came back here as far as the Y.M.C.A. hut where I thot I would write you a letter or someone a letter and when I sat down I thot of you.
Letter to Mother from Witley South Camp
October 17, 1916
I have neglected writing to you for some time but hope it hasent been long, I really don’t know how many days it is since I wrote last.
Letter to Mother from Ash Ranges
October 27, 1916
We walked over here yesterday the short distance of 13 miles with our packs on our backs and there was six rifles among 24 men
Letter to Mother from Farnborough
October 29, 1916
I have a letter partly written to Alice at the hut but I came down town tonight to service in the methodist Wesleyan church and have a few minuits to spend so will spend them writing.
Letter to Mother from Mitchett Ranges, Ash Village
November 1, 1916
We have had another wet afternoon on the ranges. I got a foot a little damp and one elbow where I got it off the ground sheet when I was firing the M.G.
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