Frederick Tregillus Letters from the Cariboo Boys
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BC Archives MS-0426
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For God, For King, and For Empire
Y.M.C.A.
H.M. Forces on Active Service
Y.M.C.A. and the Canadian War Contingent Assocn with the Canadian Contingent on Active Service
Patron Y.M.C.A. National Council H. M. The King
Patron Military Camp Dept. H.R.H. Duke of Connaught (Governor General of Canada)
Reply to 102951 Company C Batt. 67th Regt. Western Scots Stationed at Bramshott. Hants
11.7th 1916
Dear Fred
Thanks very much for your newsy letter, its the only one I've had from B'ville since I left. I will now do the best I can to give you a little news from here, so here goes. Ive seen several of the boys that left up there before we did. Scotty Gilchrist, Mickey Mercer. Tom & Harry Brierley & Jack Ellis. They are still here in the 54th and all looking fine & dandy. Scotty's a full Corporal now. Oliver Kason he's in the Canadian Engineers, and you remember long Haines that went trapping with Dawson, when he was drowned, well he's here in the 102nd. The 62nd has been split up and drafted into other batallions Topp the butcher, Ramsay that used to work at the valley. Sandy Farquhar from the Gov Office at Quesnel the are in it, "so far so good"
How about the surroundings, we are dumped down in one of the prettiest parts
BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 2 / TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862-1962. Barkerville, miner. / Correspondence from George F. Turner, 1916-1917.
BC Archives, MS-0426 TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862-1962. Barkerville; miner. Box 1 Correspondence from George F. Turner, 1916-1917. File 2