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| Postcard from Hector King |
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.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
March 23, 1919 Woodcote Park, Epsom
Ray writes to his older brother Bert wondering if the farm has been sold yet and impatient with the pace of the military procedure here. The last page (s) are missing.
Friday, April 13, 2012
December 21, 1917 Witley Camp
Ray writes to his younger brother Jud and wishes everyone at home a Merry Christmas. He includes a list of soldiers in the Teeswater Platoon but the picture seems to have gone missing for now.
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