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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over this than any other event even the tug of war. There is a full blooded Ojibway Indian in the last reinforcement. He is very clean steady on parade a good boxer & lively & quite a favourite. He is quite a little chap & slight but he holds himself well & seems to enjoy himself. He is called Nokusis.
Some Russians have joined us & some are well spoke of. By the way I forgot to say that Arthur Lane was of our lunch party also. How strange all this & if one survives how strange to look back on. It will have been a great adventure but there is no place like home.
Love to all
Yr loving brother
Arthur
BC Archives, MS-0055 Box 15 File 2 / CREASE FAMILY / Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease to his brother, Lindley Crease, 1917.