Somewhere in France, 10th Jan 1917 Friend Fred you will be thinking I have forgotten you. but that is not the case. I am always thinking of you and old Barkerville I seen Chester Boyd, Norrie,Westover and Big Kenny the Hockey player. 2 days ago away in the Trenches. they are all in the Best of health I had a long talk with them in there Dugouts for a couple of hours it was all about the Cariboo wishing we were back again I suppose you read in the papers all about the Somme

BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 10 TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862-1962. Barkerville; miner. Correspondence from George Gilchrist, 1914-1917.