30/12/17 CANADA CANADIAN MACHINE GUN DEPOT Dearest Mother & Father The Family's xmas letter arrived yesterday a little late but all the more -welcome- I thank you all for the great endeavor especially Myra. Our xmas was almost the same as any other day except for the big dinner which was very good. Soup Turkey & Sausage Mashed potatoes Cabbage & Plum Pudding. 10 % of the boys were granted six days leave for xmas & 10 % are on New Years leave Now the boys that had relations in this country were given the prefference and of course there are so many that us fellows did'nt get

BC Archives, MS-0249 Box 1 File 12 ELLISON FAMILY. Vernon. Mrs. Price Ellison, correspondence inward from her son Price Ellison, 1919.