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On Active Service [Post mark] OTTAWA APR [abbreviated: April] 26 2PM 1917 CANADA [Post mark in a box] HELP TO WIN THE WAR BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES [Canadian 2-cent stamp] Mrs. Jas. Stewart, Richmond. Ont. Canada. Via Ottawa"" [K C Reynolds] PASSED FIELD CENSOR 559
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[Post mark] RICHMOND AP [abbreviated: April] 25 17 [abbreviated: 1917] ONT. [abbreviated: Ontario]
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France. Mar 4th/17. [abbreviated: March 4 , 1917.] Dear Mother. Rec'd [abbreviated: Received] your letter of Feb. [abbreviated: February] 8th. being glad to hear from you all, thought you would have acknowledged poor Sid's death, but I suppose there is so much news to be carried across that it takes some time for a cablegram to go through, of course it might have gone to his mother first. We just came out of the trenches yesterday, & [abbreviated: and] are out for divisional rest, will be moving back of the firing line quite a ways, at present we are not far from it, [am] the big
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are banging all around us. I expect you have already heard of the raid the 73rd. made on Feb. [abbreviated: February] 4th, well we made another one, which was much larger than the first one, had a great casualties, the majority being wounded, I don't know just how long we are getting for rest, but I guess we will be moving to some other front. Have not been getting parcels, it is so hard to get transportation, but we get all letters, got one from Clissie last night. The roads must be pretty well broken up by this time, it is quite warm but there are frequent cold spells.
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Today I had a very good meal which consisted of six eggs, coffee & bread & butter You have no idea how much we enjoy, anything like that, they charge about nine cents a egg, it is pretty dear but every thing is over here, as they must be in Can. [abbreviated: Canada] too, but I have a chum by the name of Brown from [Perth] who gets a couple of pounds from home every month, so he foots the bill of the eggs or anything that is eatable, I often think it would be nice to send a hardtack biscuit home they are just as hard as a board, but often are thankful to get them, am writing in a Estaminet.
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I guess the 207th are still in Amherst yet, they will have a good there, I think when they do reach England they will hardly stop long before going to France. Have not had word from Carl for sometime for what reason I don't know, hope he is getting along splendid, but not seen Lionel yet. Deanie Reilly has enlisted in the Artillery, well it is ahead of the infantry anyway, have not seen Alywin since we left the Somme, I wonder how the Doctor likes the life, how is Lorne doing he must have a nice home there now, heard Charlie was working down by Bells' Corners.
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I am glad to hear of George sticking to school so well, he wants to stay right with it, he must have grown quite a bit since I left because he was just starting then. In in our company now we have only one officer, we lost a fine man Capt. [abbreviated: Captain] Simpson he wounded in three or four places, there is now great talk of peace I think it will come soon, do. you think the U.S. will go into it, they have been tempted enough anyway. Has there been many funerals lately? the roads will be bad for them now, I suppose [word crossed out: you] Pa will be getting a car in Spring, either he or Grandpa Will write soon again. Love to All Sefton.Transcriber
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