Letters home from Private Edward Ray Jackson who joined the 160th Bruce Battalion of the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Forces in 1916, 8 months before his 18th birthday. He served as a gunner in France with the 1st Battalion of the 1st Canadian Division under Marshal Ferdinand Foch and was wounded in action at Arras on August 30, 1918.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
August 12, 1917 Witley Camp
Ray writes to his mother about the new Colonel, his job with machine guns, losing his wristwatch and asks her to send photos of the family.
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