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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
4
The Banner edition from Maioet Russet Manitoba appears in advarce form with a single dollar and yeas noted. Mysterious publisher Jost Montyre faces unclear publication details and a potential correction.
A Canadian battalion letter from June 1916 describes the fight in Belgium. Russell brothers suffer injuries as Sandy Simms is killed and others wounded or shaken, while the writer remains largely unscathed and recalls mud, shellfire, and prisoner interactions.
A J Ryons writes from Somewhere in France describing return from typhoid fever to the front. He recalls fierce fighting, heavy casualties among Russell boys, mud and cold conditions, and a scene of German POWs brought in.
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