November 11, 1917 Visiting at Trafford Hall Near Chester

Bill writes to his mother from Trafford Hall where he is visiting with the Perryn family.


Trafford Hall (also Known as Wimbolds Trafford Hall) 2012
(Photo thanks to Trafford Hall National Communities Resource Centre)



 

  Bill's mother is staying with his eldest sister Floss and her husband Will Guinn in Neepawa, Manitoba.

August 22, 1917 The Sir John Ellerman Hospital, Regents Park, London,N.W.

Bill writes to his sister Mae from The Sir John Ellerman Hospital in St. John's Lodge, Regents Park which he calls “ a miniature paradise”. In this long letter he retraces his days in July 1917 from the Artillery School at Tilques, near St. Omer, through the events preceding and during the 3rd Battle of Ypres (also known as The Battle of Passchendaele.) and his subsequent withdrawal from the front on August 17th by ambulance train and hospital ship, The Carisbrook Castle.

 

March 20, 1917 Somewhere in France

Bill writes to his sister Mae exactly 1 year after leaving Toronto. His mood is jaunty as he describes a fine banquet for the Adjutant of the Brigade and his anti-smoking and drinking views.