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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but that won't last long in the ordinary course of events. So John Greig was wounded & made "Blighty." He is probably very pleased.
There is no leave in prospect for me before Christmas.
So Sholto Gillespie is in East Africa & Ronald has got to Holland. T. [illegible] & Eric McCallum are "thick." As you say Ronald's performance at the football match argues well for his condition. Anything that will keep up the spirits of of the old Mr & Mrs Gillespie is all to the good.
BC Archives, MS-0055 Box 15 File 4 / CREASE FAMILY / Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease to his brother, Lindley Crease, 1918.