at present; Tom Brierley and Micky are still in the land of the living and are enjoying life Fine. do you think it will End This Year Fred. I am beginning to think we are going to have another winter in the Trenches which is not very pleasant. How is Tom Nicol getting along I never hear any thing about Tom. give him my best Regards also Fred Harper. I only wish I was sitting with my toes against his stove this Cmas. Well I am a poor letter writer give my Best wishes to the Mrs and Family and all my Old Friends in Barkerville.

Good Luck to you I am Sgt Geo Gilchrist 443781 A Coy 34th Battn BEF France (Canadians)

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