Letter: Sefton Stewart to George Stewart, April 20,1917

Name/Title

Letter: Sefton Stewart to George Stewart, April 20,1917

Entry/Object ID

996.12.4.48

Description

Letter from Sefton Stewart to his friend George. Letter was written while Stewart was serving in France during the First World War and is dated April 20th, 1917.

Subject Person/Organization

Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, George Stewart

Subject Place

Country

France, Canada

City

Richmond

Province

Ontario

Context

Handwritten letter, part of the collection of Sefton Stewart letters, originating from Richmond, Ottawa.

Collection

Artefact Collection: Primary

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Letter Details

Letter Date

April 20, 1917

Sender

Name

Sefton Stewart

Address

France

Addressee

Name

George Stewart

Address

Richmond, Ontario

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

France. April. 20th. 1917 Dear George: How is everything going? I suppose you are busy going to school. You people will be sur- prised to hear of the 73rd. being broken up, just for what reason I don't know but I think is on account of Nova Scotia not being represented in any division, as a Batt. [abbreviation: Battalion] + of course they have sent a great many men. I guess Sir R. L. Borden had quite a bit to do in this. The Batt. [abbreviation: Battalion] was given the choice of going either one of the sister battalions 42nd. or 13th. who are both highland battalions from Montreal, am now in the 13th. [Redacted] Brigade [Redacted] Div. [Abbreviation: Division] The wasn't many of the 73rd. to be broken up as we hadn't been many reinforcements lately.

Transcriber

Maggie Merkley

Language

English

Parts

Count

1

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, George Stewart

Related Places

Place

Country

France, Canada

City

Richmond

Province

Ontario

Related Events

Event

First World War