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Feature Letter of May 7th, 2025

Ellis, John Walter

May 7th 1917

My Own Darling Kitty,

I know how anxiously you will be looking for all news of me love so I thought I'd try & write you a wee note this morning. Well my sweetheart I'm getting along fine now. The doctor put me under Exray yesterday & he finds there is a piece of shrapnel in my right breast. It entered in my back right near the shoulder blade, but you mustnt go worrying as I'm doing fine & am truly thankful to Providence it was not worse.

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Photo #2 Plane remnants at Castel Benito (near)Tripoli
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Andrew Wilson
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Canadian Camp, Shorncliffe, England, July 1915
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NCO's 13th Battalion
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Rick Mercer

Reads a October 25th 1943 Letter by Styles, Jack Morris from World War Two collections. View full Letter

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