Hide Article Text (OCR)
same danger that the Lord will bring us all out safely; however, these are the misfortunes of war and I must ask you to try and console your grief in the fact he• was a true soldier through and through and died for a great cause.His personal effects will be forwarded on immediately and full information concernning his burial by the commanding officer.If I can be of any assistance , to you on any matter I will be only too pleased to do it. Believe me,Yours sincerely,T. L. Gunn,Lieutenant 18th Battalion 2nd Canadian expeditionary force on active service in Belgium.F. L. II. Clarke, a son of.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Calrke, was born at Throopsville, Cayuga county, New York on December 19, 1886. Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Miss Myrtle Rosalie Clarke and Mrs. Mary Isabel Seyes of Zion City.1 In a letter written to his parents November 4, he said, “I an) ; making out all right, don’t worry about me.” This letter came in the’ same mail as the one from• his platoon officer bringing the sad news of his death a fewI hours later.
Newspaper Details
Zion Independant
Zion, Illinois, US
Fri, Dec 03, 1915
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Bob S.
USA 05 Oct 2023
Other Publications Near Zion, Illinois
Zion Independant
