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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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just got Back from leave in Blighty. and Jim Donnelly I seen today. Just came Back from Ireland has a great leave I had Just a few minutes talk with him. I cannot say much more but only wish to Christ it was all over. I have been over here, over 1 year now and never missed a trip into the Trenches yet. God damn lucky give my Best regards to all my Friends in Barkerville

I am your Old friend

443781 Sgt Geo. Gilcrhist A Coy 54th Battn (Canadians) BEF France

T.E.C. Taylor

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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