Frederick Tregillus Letters from the Cariboo Boys
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− | Y.M.C.A. FOR GOD, FOR KING, FOR COUNTRY Y.M.C.A. | + | Y.M.C.A. |
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− | Reply to #3 Company Railroad | + | FOR GOD, FOR KING, AND FOR COUNTRY |
− | Mr F. Tregellus | + | |
− | Dear Fred | + | Y.M.C.A. |
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+ | H.M. FORCES ON ACTIVE SERVICE | ||
+ | Reply to #3 Company Railroad Bat. Stationed at Purfleet July 21st 1917 | ||
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+ | Mr F. Tregellus Esq. Barkerville B.C. | ||
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+ | Dear Fred | ||
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+ | your verry welcome letter and interresting notes just received and immensley appreciated. Am sorry to see the Quartz Deal didn't go through. Well it is something to have brought the matter up before outside Capitalist and after the war, there is bound to be something doing. I am at the present stationed at Purfleet, have transfered over to the Railroaders and am in hopes to go over to France in a short time. After the 24th Reserve broke up, I were put to work farming, and for the last 3 months, I have been verry busy breaking up all spare ground around the camp in Seaford and planting it in Potatoes, Turnips, Cabage, Carrots and other truck, and managed to get about 4½ acres under cultivation for the 1st Reserve alone, which is going to help some. The other Battns have done lots of planting to and will all come in verry usefull | ||
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+ | BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 9 / TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862 - 1962. Barkerville, miner. / Correspondence from John Pettersen, 1917. |
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Y.M.C.A.
FOR GOD, FOR KING, AND FOR COUNTRY
Y.M.C.A.
H.M. FORCES ON ACTIVE SERVICE Reply to #3 Company Railroad Bat. Stationed at Purfleet July 21st 1917
Mr F. Tregellus Esq. Barkerville B.C.
Dear Fred
your verry welcome letter and interresting notes just received and immensley appreciated. Am sorry to see the Quartz Deal didn't go through. Well it is something to have brought the matter up before outside Capitalist and after the war, there is bound to be something doing. I am at the present stationed at Purfleet, have transfered over to the Railroaders and am in hopes to go over to France in a short time. After the 24th Reserve broke up, I were put to work farming, and for the last 3 months, I have been verry busy breaking up all spare ground around the camp in Seaford and planting it in Potatoes, Turnips, Cabage, Carrots and other truck, and managed to get about 4½ acres under cultivation for the 1st Reserve alone, which is going to help some. The other Battns have done lots of planting to and will all come in verry usefull
BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 9 / TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862 - 1962. Barkerville, miner. / Correspondence from John Pettersen, 1917.