Alma Russell Letters
Letters of British Columbia men on active service with Canadian and British Expeditionary Forces, 1914-1918. Learn more.
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direct hit on us. Of cours what was left was'nt very nice to look at. We had got the wounded out and it was a marvel that we have got out with no more casualties in our lot but of course there were others that were in the rest of them that had also suffered the same. W e only lost two killed and four wounded in our cellar so we were lucky. How a pal and myself made this trench without getting it is still a mystery to me for everything was going up all around me. Bar few scratches we made it and stayed there for five hours before he quit his bombardment. I ts funny thing too ad this particular occurrence. There were about tdn of the old 103rd boys in it two of which are now safely back in old Canada. The rest of our trip was'nt quite as bad but we repayed Fitz by taking a prisoner and releiving him of a few outposts to figure out whether he could get them out or not but he never, he knows the Canadian style doing things too well now, . Well Dad this is only one littl song but I hope some day soon to be home again and then I will give you a much bigger bunch of experiences I have had and which will always prop up in fellows mind who has been out there and had a taste of it both the good and the bad together which s all in the game. At this time of writing I am feeling pretty good and our weather has been the best this past week. Of course a bit chilly in the morning. Well Dad I will close hoping this letter finds you all well at home,
Your loving son Charlie.
BC Archives, MS-1901 Box 1 File 17 / RUSSELL, Alma M., 1873-1964. Victoria; librarian. / Selected letter from Private John Charles Switzer, 1918.