Alma Russell Letters
Letters of British Columbia men on active service with Canadian and British Expeditionary Forces, 1914-1918. Learn more.
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cold at night. But swell in the day time. I see by the papers that Jack Carter is having quite a bad time of it. I sure serves him right that is certainly the way to treat them. But that seems the way the poor prunes get the softest jobs. it certainly should be some returned officer especially for recruiting. it is a sure thing men would rather drill and take orders from a man that has been over here. Thanks for the papers. they sure are welcome. I got a letter from Hutch yesterday he was on his way back from Kamloops. and stopped of for a few days at Banf. He said things sure were changed around there now. I never knew the PO had changed. He said the town is dead below the H.BCo. How is Angus doing down there now. I guess the Livery is all about dead any way, How is Ted & the Express making out. We had quit a little excitement over here the other day. it was while I was bringing back an Ammo. wagon from the dump. a Fritz plane came out of the clouds and be fore we had hardly realized it was Fritz he had a balloon. Gee but he was low. Two of our planes took after him but he got away. that night after supper he came back the same way and got another balloon. But three of our planes were away up high I guess waiting for him for they dived right onto him and poured the bullett into him and he sure came down like a rock. straight down to almost seemed a shame after coming so low and through shell fire and getting his object. but such is war. well so long for now. Bert Greer
BC Archives, MS-1901 Box 1 File 4 / RUSSELL, Alma M., 1873 - 1964. Victoria; librarian. / Letters from Bomdardier Albert Greer, 1917.