Letters from the trenches reveal wartime sorrow and fevered hope
A May–June 1916 correspondence from Belgium recounts Sandy Simms’s death and a wounded relative’s recovery as families hear of battlefield pain. The letters describe hospital care, brief reunions, and pride in brave soldiers amid Canadian battles and shifting battalion assignments.
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Simms
Belgium
Katty
Sandy
Wanty
Wee Doles
God
Humanity
Asn
Sam
Npton
Toospital
England
Canadien
Dad
Terence
Algy Lenegaitre
Spital
Lewis Nay
Trundell
Astbury's
MR. Ma
Russell Boys
France
Goldie Smith
Duchesneau
Edgar Charles
Dan
Alec Simms
Alec
George Chipping
C Company
Geimans
Flynn
Alf Ryans
Battaion
Boulane
Folkestone
Boulogne
Harry
Duke of Devonshire to succeed Connaught as Governor General
The Duke of Devonshire is appointed to succeed the Duke of Connaught as governor general of Canada. A further credit is being arranged with Canadian bankers for the purchase of war material for the British government.
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Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Connaught
Canad
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