The Second Battle of Arras August 26 - September 5, 1918

Here are some details about the Second Battle of Arras where Ray Jackson was wounded:

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February 24, 1918 Witley Camp, Godalming, Surrey, England

Ray writes his mother about the breakup of the 160th Battalion and his eagerness to move to France with the 1st Battalion. He mentions the sale of the family farm. This became a driving force to get back to the farm in his later life.

Norm Farquharson, Lorne Smith and Ray Jackson
c.1918

June 13, 1917 Witley Camp

Ray types a letter to his mother and tells her about his job repairing machine guns for the Longmoor Ranges and the changes in his platoon.

April 29, 1917 Witley Camp

Ray writes to his older brother Ernie.

Dec. 21, 1916 Bramshott Camp

In his last surviving letter from 1916, Ray writes to his older brother Ernie from quarantine.

Dec. 10, 1916 Bramshott Camp

Still in quarantine with not much to do, Ray writes 4 pages to his mother.