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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2/10 RI hear Pow H.Q. Capt Andrews 29th [18n] W. Ross wishes me to state that we have here 18 men H12 Plat. seven of #11, [live] company machine gunners, three runners and two officers. We have received 20 tins of beans and 2 tins of jam as well as cheese and biscuit. Did you [include] [?] for [Ba?] M.G. (ten men)? Their rations are included with [l] lo & so we have given them 2 tins of beans and 3 tins of jam. If you have kept their rations please send back here. WHen you have [rum] ration to your men kindly send balance here. If you have water please send us two this W. Woss has [not] [seen] [?] HQ BC Archives, MS-2879 Box 83 File 1/CREASE FAMILY, "Diary of the War", diary and scrapbook of Arthur Douglas Crease, 1915 - 1919.