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Frederick Tregillus Letters from the Cariboo Boys

Letters to Frederick James Tregillus from Barkerville men who served in the First World War: Joseph Callanan, J.H. Ellis, George Freeman Killam, George Gilchrest, R. Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Nowosky, John Petterson, Ernest Seeley, N.W. Thompson, George Turner, and John Benjamin Westover. Learn more.

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BC Archives MS-0426

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the tale some day. that is to say if we are Luck enough to pull through. My only wish is that, I was over know they are giving them Hell these days. They say Fred when the King inspects you it wont be long till you see the French Lassies. Shorty was saying in his letter that Mrs Kibbie was in town going to have another (Little Frank) Good Luck to them. Give by Best Wishes to the Mrs and the Kiddies not forgetting Bill McArthur and his Mrs and Mrs House and all the Rest of my old Friends. I have been promoted again since the last letter I wrote to you. dont forget to write again the letters will be forwarded on to France. Good Luck to you all I am you Old Friend Corporal George Gilchrist No 443781 C Coy 54th Battn (Canadians)

BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 10 / TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862 - 1962. Barkerville, miner. / Correspondence from George Gilchrist, 1914 - 1917.

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