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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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BC Archives MS-1901

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I wrote Ed. and Aileen telling them of the receipt of the fifty dollars I cabled for but this is the first time I have wrote you acknowledging and thanking you for it. I wouldn't have thought of cabling for it only I had been broke for so long and no possible chance of drawing that the only thing left to me was to cable. I hope it didn't put you to too much trouble. It certainly has helped a lot here for I have been able to spend my time far more pleasantly.

Mail has been rather collecting up on me for I have two letters of fathers, one of Rubie's, one of Aileen's and two or three more to answer but yet it's so long since I wrote you that they will have to wait.

The weather here has been rather nice a little cold but very pleasant. The only thing is that on Monday afternoon it was very drizzly and dirty but it didn't dampen the celebration any.

Well Mother I am still in the very best of health and enjoying myself fine. I am leaving here tomorrow but as yet I don't know whether I am going on leave or to Rhyl (North Wales) I rather fancy its to Rhyl. They are using it as a segregation camp and are still sending us there although the flu has abated. But I shall write you from wherever I go and let you know where and how I am. How is the flu in Canada? I hear it has got quite a hold on the people. Have things opened up in Victoria yet, schools, etc.. How are all the folks at home? Well I hope.

I guess you will have a hard enough time ciphering the foregoing out so I will have to close hoping you are all in the very best of health and everybody enjoying life - I am.

Your affectionate son

Tim.

BC Archives, MS-1901 Box 1 File 13 / RUSSELL, Alma M., 1873 - 1964. Victoria; librarian. / Selected letter from Corporal William Earl [Tim] Revercomb, 1918.

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