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 & 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