Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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BC Archives MS-0392 - Box 1, Volume 4-5
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met at the Cecil) just had a letter from her the other day. They are living in Blackfalds Ata The last time I saw Doug MacDougall he was in the Hospital Had a lamp explode and burst his eye, but heard since that he was out again
We had a pretty exciting time last week and our bunch were somewhat cut up
A person has very little show when he is under heavy shell fire
My old regiment is over here now and have been in the thick of it.
You remember little Jones. some of the boys saw him. is with the brigade Barnsley Whitman is back at the base with measles. Staples was wounded a short time ago
BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 5 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1916.