Hilda has written me of how kind you have been to them
This letter really sparked my obsession with letters from the Great War. It was written months after the war ended, by a Canadian soldier still in England. This was a familiar story for Canadians. The Canadian government was afraid of the chaos thousands of returning soldiers would cause and dragged their feet on bringing them [...]
A wounded man is in far better care than a gassed man
When you research WW1 letters, often you never learn what happened to the soldier. Such is the case of the first letter I’m posting here. I know this unknown Canadian soldier’s initials were W. A., he was from Ontario (possibly from Ivanhoe), his female friend was newly married and moved to Foxboro, Ontario and [...]
For King and Country – Letters from the Great War
You are likely pondering 2 things at this point in time. First where have I been and second “for King and country”? Unlikely title for the first entry in awhile, isn’t it? During the summer I began thinking about a series of articles about the First World War to honour Remembrance Day this year. As [...]
Catpaw’s Declaration of War
Not all comments will be approved. Abusive and rude comments will end up in the trash with all the spam so moderate your language.
If you post the identical comment over and over, I will assume you are a useless waste of spam space and send you & your comment to spam purgatory. Enjoy the trip.
Whining and complaining I delete your spam and/or rude comments will just encourage me to do so again so go ahead and make my day.
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