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Description: | Five ms letters, written by a Scottish born, 46 year old grandfather during his service as a Private in the 72nd Battalion Canadian Infantry in Canada and 16th (Manitoba Regiment) Battalion CEF on the Western Front, 10 June – 24 July 1916, prior to his death in action (September 1916), describing his feelings on being in the armed forces and with good references to his patriotism, morale, conditions in the front line, camaraderie in his battalion, civilian conditions in Belgium, and the wearing of kilts in action, as well as poignant references to death; also two letters from his son Joe (43rd Howitzer Battery, CFA) written while he was in France (1917 – 1918) and one written by him in Canada, dated January 1922, together with ts transcripts (32pp) of the correspondence.
Cataloguer AC | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Harrison, David Carrick | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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