Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks
Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease of Victoria to his brother Lindley Crease and his mother Sarah Crease; instructions for the offensive of July 26, 1917; a regimental notebook, diaries and scrapbook. Learn more.
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BC Archives MS-0055; BC Archives MS-2879
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1919
Jan 27. Got my letters at last. Nell talks of sending Harry to Port Hope. Bad news from Hischauds. The papers for my recall to Canada arr'd.
29. Weather cold & dull. Sharp walks for an hour each day made me feel better & sleep better - Strikes all over the world. 3rdDiv start'd for England. I heard that Frank L. had been given C.B.
31. Still colder. Coal shortage getting serious - Snow falling again.
Feb 1. A daily walk for an hour with Rispin is a splendid set me up.
2. Sunday. Ch. Parade - Walk with "Rip" through the snow - It keeps s. misty.
3. Went to Mepion to FECM 6thBde . Dull cold & occasional snowfalls.
4. Saw a glint of blue sky for a moment.
5. Thaw - rain & snow. We all say this must be a delightful place in summer. Snow fell steadily.
6. Sun came out a little so tried a few exposures. Men fish steadily in the [illegible] whr it snows or not & catch poach wh. we eat.
7. Very cold night & had to scramble over the
BC Archives, MS-2879, Box 83, File 1 CREASE FAMILY "Diary of the War", diary and scrapbook of Arthur Douglas Crease 1915-1919.