Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks
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− | Having reached England there is no reason why I should not state what you probably know very well that we embarked on the | + | |
− | After a delightful | + | June 9th Otterpool, Kent |
− | By the kindness of a | + | |
− | Our future | + | Having reached England there is no reason why I should not state what you probably know very well that we embarked on the huge Olympic at Halifax & arrived at Liverpool yesterday. |
− | The Hampshire's loss. The terrific casualty list of | + | |
+ | After a delightful train journey through England at her best we reached here last night | ||
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+ | By the kindness of a French Canadian Bn. 69th we got some Dinner of sorts likewise breakfast orwise there would have been nothing for us as only the tents had been provided. | ||
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+ | Our future movements are quite uncertain. We have had nothing but depressing news since we sighted Ireland. | ||
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+ | The Hampshire's loss. The terrific casualty list of Canadians including the wiping out of Battns | ||
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+ | BC Archives, MS-0055 Box 15 File 1 / CREASE FAMILY / Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease to his brother, Lindley Crease, 1916. |
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June 9th Otterpool, Kent
Having reached England there is no reason why I should not state what you probably know very well that we embarked on the huge Olympic at Halifax & arrived at Liverpool yesterday.
After a delightful train journey through England at her best we reached here last night
By the kindness of a French Canadian Bn. 69th we got some Dinner of sorts likewise breakfast orwise there would have been nothing for us as only the tents had been provided.
Our future movements are quite uncertain. We have had nothing but depressing news since we sighted Ireland.
The Hampshire's loss. The terrific casualty list of Canadians including the wiping out of Battns
BC Archives, MS-0055 Box 15 File 1 / CREASE FAMILY / Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease to his brother, Lindley Crease, 1916.