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Pte. Ansell Writes From EnglandJaniary, 3rd. 1917. 'ml'Wni of Ih* Y.P.M. of the Mrtho-rtlH Chnrrh, Kiodrrelry, Hook.Ik or Mu Rttnil*! :Will yno convey niy lw*4 thank*lo I ho uvinltp of the Y.P.H. for th idiriMnwe Cad they rent me and lo-■ hr wiahea ripmU-d then-on.If tlx- ernwr would lot me, I conb1 |el| yon of e-une very Ini- P-Mlne tiling vrlibh have hap|«ned liuw I le'l Kin •lreal-y, Inti although pxrhap* neitl»r ynn nr I w-wl-l cunriiler ihlt; m of ew military importance, the army -lore an tlierelore wr arc ordered not lo tfrlti IImiIf (wopi-- oho re-eive Mtrrr Irom an|--llere aoulil only remetnlwr Ilit*, tlwi would not blainr ito«-m for writing amall tiwinlrrerting letter*Our voyage at r«e waa anything bin pl-ae-afH aa il rained very oltrn, wa roll I and anmelimea rough and aleo vptj rough. One of tuy friend* only ate tan meal* all the way arr«,We hail varioiie lt;lnti-« to do and «• were j.i*t aa much aoiihara aa when 01 land and even a lien wc a ere off dnl) yon eoald no! walk the deck* aa the) were rurrtr.1 with men.I have horn on the ara aeveral time helore hut ibia «a» the aorat journey 1 liave ever done.When we went to get on the trami«i ttiia aide, iheir aiae atnnaed ua very much hot we had to adorn that they had tin •yard,The freight cara we noticed arert marked A Iona (13,440lha), eo you cai tell the difference between three an-»our Canadian cara of 00,000 and 10 000 fee.*-* -H 7^■x * dump's A. $ 'ifi. i-t e /I'MWML •Pte. C. R Amu, No 234,798.Everywhere we went the people n the lowt ( waved fl*a* and clierrvd am' we eon Id not help hat notice the differ mice Irtewu Ihia and tlie Canadian to - n* we paea-d through, especially in the province of Quebec, where you wool.i have thought, by tlie rvo-ptloi ibat we reoeivad that wa arert paaatui throtutb the en my't cooi-try.Tlie nest tldng wa t otierd waa the NMiy and -apodal ly tlie grrea flaidaWa raaotvad Bramahott about 10 o'clock at night aa ara had had to march ahont two mllea from tba atallnn and had all our kit to carry and bad not had a meal lor aouie boon wa were both tlrad and hungry.l-neklly wa ware providad with a goo-l hot anal.We ao n got down lo training and although nearly all of na got a cold, a* over here It raina, not alwaya. but pretty nearly that, •# aoon began to ferl lit again.We were given eut d»ye leave ano nee.lleaa to lay we all heartily enjoyed that. Aa my home la In thla country 1 of cotirar went there and bad auch a rood time that I aondrred how I rort^l wr have left it, mudi aa I like tbr prairie and the Iraa llle of the Weet.Home of tlie boyg ol oar bat la Ion are now In France hat 1 don't think any have been In tho firing line yet although -mr of the Canadian paper* report ca* laltiea aoine time betorv any had i vrn left thla country. I am told that they • lt;ava been attached to the 77th Bat-tallan.We machine gunnere left tfe battalion November 30th, 1918. ami were broujj-t 'tere VAiere all the Canadian machine tuiinere are aenl to and I eapect that. now it will be apring before we are | lrafted aeraee. I managed to get Xma* leave but waa not home for Xiraa aa 1 had to go frpm December lfith to HatUpon my return I found our hnt In quarantine for the meaalee.MorU-y Armatroog waa tbo flrat to gel them and ainon tlien we have bad three ■note caaee, the laat on Sunday the Slat December, which meant we have got to atay in quarantine until January 17th, longer If any more caaea break out.Yon will be pleaaad to boar that ■Itbnogli we are not led very well at rdiuar) timee, we all got a good Zme tinner.Itoaat Goooe, Dreedog, Peaa, Polatoea •naahed, Breed Plum Pudding and aaoce, ind about a glaaa of brer.Daring the day wa wara pratentrd illh a packet of ten eigarreltee, lino ipple«, an orange ami aoma note.Wilt; have been in quarantine liiw Drcrmhe^LWb ol eourte I liave oaly been In'liSrnhe Slat, when I came '•ark from leave, ao we are now getting i*vd to itWe are not allowed to leave the hm •xiapt alien wa are taken oat for em-rvier.Now 1 guoeg I'll have to door with -Ind nginli to all tha meuibere ol tin-V.P.8 and yourarll.Youra very aincerelv,CHARLES R. ANSELL.1e. 0. R. Aneoll, No. 734,7980 Company, Machine Uuu Depct,Crowtorough, fiuawx, EnglandFlaxcombe NewsAfter having hean delayed eo long at ilnrii home in Meiid. Eddie and Nina liolbieaoe have now come back e e •A meeting of kite School lraetrea waa rtd laat Wedoeeday at which Truateea Harvey, Krooni and LangrtabTno Mlaeee VaiVelaar and Flett were gweeta of Mra. T. Leeaoo laat Sou daynight.
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Kindersley Clarion
Kindersley, Saskatchewan, CA
Thu, Feb 08, 1917
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