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Deborah Florence Glassford Letters and Memorabilia

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Go over a piece of open Ground which The Germans  would spot you on - It was only my second night Up and I thought there was a bridge over a ditch. We started out aNd the Germans Began to snipe,------- thought he saw The bridge,so We stepped out long and fast and landed with  Four foot of Water. The devil but it was Cold and wet: fortunately My orderly was a big man and managed to pull me out.
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We do ourselves pretty well- our double Company consists of Rae, ------ Davis ( who sends you his love) Vic Mac Clean, lindsay(red hawell but You don't know him) and self. All --------- and
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The Canadian Scottish (16th Battn C.E.F.)
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go over a piece of open ground which the Germans  would spot you on - It was only my second night up &I thought there was a bridge over a ditch. We started out & the Germans began to snipe, Master thought he saw the bridge, so he stepped out long & fast and landed into four foot of water. The devil but it was cold & wet: fortunately my orderly was a big man & he managed to pull me out.
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We do ourselves pretty well - our double Company consists of Rae, Jarvie Davis (who sends you his love) Vic MacLean, Lindsay (red haired but you don't know him) & self. All batchelors and
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BC Archives, MS-0089 Box 1 File 3 / GLASSFORD, Deborah Florence (Leighton). Vancouver / Correspondence inward, 1915.

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16 Deas Gu Cath

The Canadian Scottish (16th Battn C.E.F.)

go over a piece of open ground which the Germans would spot you on - It was only my second night up &I thought there was a bridge over a ditch. We started out & the Germans began to snipe, Master thought he saw the bridge, so he stepped out long & fast and landed into four foot of water. The devil but it was cold & wet: fortunately my orderly was a big man & he managed to pull me out.

We do ourselves pretty well - our double Company consists of Rae, Jarvie Davis (who sends you his love) Vic MacLean, Lindsay (red haired but you don't know him) & self. All batchelors and

BC Archives, MS-0089 Box 1 File 3 / GLASSFORD, Deborah Florence (Leighton). Vancouver / Correspondence inward, 1915.