Letters From World War One

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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Thursday, May 10, 2012

February 20, 1919 Military Convalescent Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom

Bored but hopeful, Ray writes to his mother about his progress at Woodcote Park.








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Edward A. (Ray) Jackson

Ray Jackson, born November 21, 1897 in Amabel Township, Bruce County, was the fourth child of Edward J. Jackson and Elizabeth Barbour. An older brother Sydney died in 1904 at age 11. His father died suddenly in 1912, leaving his mother with eight children and a large farm in Teeswater, Ontario to manage. At the age of 17, Ray enlisted with the Bruce Battalion March 23, 1916 to fight for his King and Country.

These letters, saved by the family, survived many moves. They will be posted chronologically to give an impression of Ray's journey through the war. Ray Jackson was my father-in-law.


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Special Thanks!

Special thanks to my writing pals: Mary E. McIntyre for assistance with scanning all these letters (You can read her blog: Washburn Island: Memoir of a Childhood at http://maryemcintyre.wordpress.com/ ) and to Cheryl Andrews for her photographs of Ray's Medals and Memorabilia (You can read Cheryl's blog at
http://cherylandrews.wordpress.com and see her photographs at http://jpegmag.com/people/CheAndrews ).

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Ruth has written stories and poems when younger, then academic papers or reports as a student, a researcher and later an Historical Planner. She started writing memoir when she realized she needed to tell her story, not only to her children, but also to her younger siblings whose childhoods differed greatly from hers. She has improved her craft taking on-line courses with U3A, Ryerson University and Days Road Writers. Allyson Latta's gentle support was instrumental in having her first story published in 2008 in "The Wisdom of Old Souls", an anthology about Grandmothers. In 2010 two of her poems were published in "Grandmothers' Necklace". Ruth's forthcoming memoir is called: "Missing Sadie, Missing Myself: Memories of a Childhood". ©Ruth Zaryski Jackson, Memoir Writer's World/memoirwritersworld.blogspot.com 2008-2024. Site and content wholly written, created, and owned by Ruth Zaryski Jackson and cannot be used without her express and written consent.
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