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Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, November 18, 1915

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, November 18, 1915

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 18, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing the difficult decision to enlist in the war effort, and his training for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Overseas Battalion. He then discusses military exploits of mutual friends.
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, September 16, 1915

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, September 16, 1915

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 16, 1915, at Valcartier Camp (Quebec City), thanking MacMechan for further outfitting of the Camp's library, general anxiousness around Camp, and the hopes of the Battalion soon being deployed to England.
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 25, 1916

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 25, 1916

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated Christmas Day 1916 from the I.O.D.E. Hospital for Officers in London, wishing MacMechan a "jolly old-time Christmas", and providing further updates on his recovery from wounds suffered in combat.
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, January 11, 1917

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, January 11, 1917

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated January 11, 1917 from the I.O.D.E. Hosptial for Officers in London, updating his recovery, outlining recent pleasure reading, and discussing a chance visit with a friend from Halifax whose discussions reminded Jones that "Victoria Road is after all just around the corner."
Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1918

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1918

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1918, from "The Field", briefly discussing military actions and at more length about camp life, food, and chance encounters with friends passing through battalion headquarters.
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 7, 1923

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 7, 1923

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 7, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, frankly discussing his struggles with his recovery amid fears he is "slowly becoming a wreck; [often] feeling useless and frightened" and angered by not being told his poor prognosis and difficulty of recovery back in 1917.
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 23, 1931

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 23, 1931

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 24, 1931 from Aix-le-Bains, frankly discussing the effect that his prolonged physical struggles and the mental rigour of shell-shock have had on Jones's day-to-day life.

"I'll give you a secret & that is that we 'front-line' men, who have survived, felt too much, smelled too much, saw too much, heard too much, sensed too much, and, in the intense moments of many nights and days, especially nights, we, in our ardour, have burnt ourselves out."

Dalhousie #7 Stationary Hospital - J. Stewart - Staff References

Dalhousie #7 Stationary Hospital - J. Stewart - Staff References

File contains copies of letters of reference for former railway dining car workers who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, served in the First World War with the (Dalhousie) No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital. The correspondence contained herein discusses disagreements over the promises of wages granted to enlisted men from railway companies as a result of two different circulars being signed in relatively short order.
Correspondence

Correspondence

File contains seven pieces of typed correspondence addressing S.R. Balcom, regarding events at the Bramshott Camp, Hants., the No. 9 Canadian Stationary Hospital, and the No. 12 Canadian Stationary Hospital, during and shortly after the First World War. Correspondence sent from Major S.G. Chown, Colonel H.M. Robertson, and Lt.-Col. H.E. Randall.