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\.....nrnm im'T • 'hfitiir -mwito-mn***'*—r^m1 ■-A- ■ ■ ■,.«.liitidrirnT-]tn--r- -t ................. ■--■ •*»■'*«*#**\ tiiwiuii n'inmwiw' — tm«**!**1III!RSDAV, JULY liihitrrf-' -finiffii. rnmtm iM.i jt11 jii' l liBfUi'i t'c‘1'iliiiflifrrwi^i^'Wlfftfr'- i • - - -rfrom t» trtccattThe fo lovfog lette ««* received by Mrs Stmms ff«*in her i.ephew, telling of her kmi'i deathBelgium, Sunday, June iSth Dear Aunt Kattv :i0:wR?-£3iTo-day I had a few hours tomvtclf and thought I w uld make the bet of the opj ortnnity to vltttSam and Sandy. thor camp being only about three miles from hereI regret that 1 lt;*m unable to tell% ou that I spent a pleasant hour with them, their comrades inform eJ me of Sandy’s dea h, and that S*m had been wounded. Dear Auntv.you have iny tincerest sym pathy It ts our noble mothers who are bearing the greatest snr r* ws in these terrible times It will possibly help to comfoit you to know that Sandy was doing hi* duty as a soldier fighting for God and hotnlt;*nit) when he wai struck a sri.ll I understand th*t he h d no suffering as death was instantai e us I do.i't ihi k Sam is very seven Iv woundrd, ai he w ts able to walk b«ick to the rest . rtinp Iron where he wa* sent to h ispital, he is likely in Klt;»gland now, and no doubt you have heard f. lt;m him. I hope he is getting o» well and that he will soon be quite strong again1 l.e boys whom I spoke to to day all have thr kindest things to *ay about your b'jy*', and although .t grieved »ne veiy much to heai the news, I was prmd to heat j| nuw welt they were liked, and I indeed pi oik) to be a re ative oliwo tu :h biive bo s Thing'h«ve oecii going hard with thr (anadun lt;lately, but we all hop* 'o how ourselves wlt; rthy of th«cna »y ‘p'ctidid men who ha*e alrea ts given thru lives l«ir what w« blt; i ?v« t i a r ^hteou* causeU e*»e*t s, inpathy and n u hlove liomJohn McCord.i
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Russell Banner
Russell, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jul 13, 1916
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