Name/Title
Letter: Sefton Stewart to Mother, July 23, 1916Entry/Object ID
996.12.4.40Description
Letter is written by Sefton Stewart while serving in the First World War and stationed in London. It is addressed to his mother and is dated July 23, 1916. Telegraph information on the proper top half of the page reads "Telegram:
"Anchorable, Watloo, London."
Telephone: 3511, HOP
Stations:-L.&S. W.R. Waterloo
S.K.&C.R Waterloo
Junction.".Subject Person/Organization
Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, Margaret (Maggie) StewartSubject Place
City
London, RichmondCountry
England, CanadaProvince
OntarioContext
Handwritten letter, from the Sefton Stewart letters collection. Sefton Stewart served as a Private in the First World War, and comes from Richmond, Ontario.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsLetter Details
Letter Date
July 23, 1916Addressee
Name
Mother (Margaret Stewart)Transcription
Transcription
London, 1916
July 23.
Telegram:
""Anchorable, Watloo, London.""
Telephone: 3511, HOP
Stations:-L.&S. W.R. Waterloo
S.K.&C.R Waterloo
Junction.
Dear Mother:-
Received your letter a few days ago together with Clystal's. We had got back from Songmoor on Thursday, have now got the kilts on, seem very good for marching. When we were out on the parade ground one morning who did we see but Rev. [abbreviation: Reverend] Stacey who used to preach at Bell's Corners, I didn't know him, but he was talking to a few boys from Westboro and Earl recognized him.
(2)
He is now Colonel, came over here as lieutenant, he is in command of all the Canadian Chaplins. The weather has been very warm here lately. As I suppose it is in Canada. How is Pa and George getting along at the hay, the harvest will be starting by the time this reaches you. We are now down at London on a week end, were out to Hyde Park yesterday there being an endless crowd of people, on account of the women's parade who are working in aid of the war. London is a awful size, we got off at Watterloo (spelling error: Waterloo] Station
(3)
and are stopping at the Union Jack Club for soldiers. It is wonderful the soldiers coming in and out of London. Some came from the trenches to this Club, bringing with them their whole equipment. The traffic is something awful now large trucks drawing provisions for soldiers and motors of all kinds, there are some very nice horses here, driven in carts. We were on one of those omnibuses it is funny riding rig, won't take much time to write now as I want to see the city having to go
back to Bramshott tonight. Have you received my a check of my wages yet? You stated in your letter that M. Fox and Alywin were wounded. I don't know about Alywin but Michael is at Bramshott yet in the 38ths. I was speaking to Percy Foster the other night.
Best Love To All
Sefton.Language
EnglishRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, Margaret (Maggie) StewartRelated Places
Place
City
London, RichmondCountry
England, CanadaProvince
Ontario
