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Letters from the Front in France 1918 War dispatches
Two soldiers letters from Sept 1918 describe front-line life in France. R. E. Ashurst, No. 52838261, notes artillery, shelling, troops, gasps at destruction, and patriotic resolve as he rides toward further combat with the Canadian forces. John Warder, writing from a base hospital in France, praises Red Cross nurses, mentions payroll and mail delays, and contrasts field hospitals with a comfortable base, while observing prices and daily life in wartime France.
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Mr. Allen
France
P.S
John Warder
J. W. Warder
Red Cross