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Winnipeg Soldier’s Letter From Sea to England 1915
A Manitoba enlistment recount describes the 18th Mounted Rifles departure from Winnipeg to Portage la Prairie then voyage on troop ships to Queenstown and Avonmouth. The diarist notes receptions at Queenstown, pleasant weather, sea conditions, and passing London in darkness en route to Salisbury Plain and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koro
Shorncliff
Kent
Bay
MacGregor Mesa
Dean
18Th
Mounted Rifles
Portace Ta Prairie
Azul
Austin Heer
Samme
Winnipeg Sud
Bisttalion
Winnipeg
Unies
Ganga Gtp
Weil
Moncton
Tris
Ancester
Maple Leaf
Hwe
Queenston
Queenstown
Ireland
Onvedstown
England
Aminek
Orer
Avonmouth
Britain
Salisbury Plain
London