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Frederick Tregillus Letters from the Cariboo Boys

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FOR GOD FOR KING AND FOR COUNTRY CANADA Y.M.C.A. WITH THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ON ACTIVE SERVICE
 
FOR GOD FOR KING AND FOR COUNTRY CANADA Y.M.C.A. WITH THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ON ACTIVE SERVICE
 
c/o GPO Vancouver Jan 21/18
 
c/o GPO Vancouver Jan 21/18
Dear Fred I have been here in Van since a week ago to night. I did not write before as I expected perhaps to have something to say as to what the Army was going to do with me. I have not yet been up for board but expect I shall have no trouble getting my discharge. The army here does not appear to have a very good system Lots of men are at work in Civies clothes earning good money & then are still on the army pay roll & drawing reservation & patriotic money. these are usually the men who have learnt that by whining & telling a poor story they get prefered treatment. The same men often never saw the Front The man who like myself did in a quiet way good service at the front will not stoop to whine or seek these favours & thus we get to a very great extent the worst of it
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Dear Fred I have been here in Van. since a week ago to night. I did not write before as I expected perhaps to have something to say as to what the Army was going to do with me. I have not yet been up for board but expect I shall have no trouble getting my discharge. The army here does not appear to have a very good system Lots of men are at work in Civies clothes earning good money & they are still on the army pay roll & drawing severation & patriotic money. these are usually the men who have learnt that by whining & telling a poor story they get prefered treatment. The same men often never saw the Front or even France & some never left B.C. The man who like myself did in a quiet way good service at the front will not stoop to whine or seek these favours & thus we get to a very great extent the worst of it

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FOR GOD FOR KING AND FOR COUNTRY CANADA Y.M.C.A. WITH THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ON ACTIVE SERVICE c/o GPO Vancouver Jan 21/18 Dear Fred I have been here in Van. since a week ago to night. I did not write before as I expected perhaps to have something to say as to what the Army was going to do with me. I have not yet been up for board but expect I shall have no trouble getting my discharge. The army here does not appear to have a very good system Lots of men are at work in Civies clothes earning good money & they are still on the army pay roll & drawing severation & patriotic money. these are usually the men who have learnt that by whining & telling a poor story they get prefered treatment. The same men often never saw the Front or even France & some never left B.C. The man who like myself did in a quiet way good service at the front will not stoop to whine or seek these favours & thus we get to a very great extent the worst of it