Series 3 Dave Radcliffe

wounded, had got word to report at Ottawa.

You will no doubt see all kinds of peace talk, but I don't think it will amount to much.

Well would like to tell more of our doings out here but can't.

Remember me to all the rest of your people.

Write soon.

Yours sincerely,

Dave.

[Eblithe ?] Miss Nettie McNaughton, Granton, Ontario, Canada.

YMCA logo. On Active Service [postmark] Granton Jun 12 17 Ont

Somewhere in France 5/18/17

Dear friend, -

Received your very welcome letter and would have written sooner, but we have had very strenuous times over here and not much time on our hands. I am in a hospital just now. I have a sore arm and it happens to be my right arm too, and so am not in very good shape for writing, but it is getting better. I also had blood poison in my hand but that is alright again.

Had a card from Oliver a short while ago. He seems to feel badly on account of not getting over to France, but he should worry. Dave.

YMCA logo [postmark] Toronto, Ont Jul 20 12 pm 1917 (On Active Service) Miss Nettie Mc. Naughton Granton, Ontario, Canada. [stamp] Passed Field Censor 688

Somewhere in France, 29/6/17

Miss Nettie McNaughton,

Dear friend, -

Received your very welcome letter a day or so ago. As you likely know by this time I have been down the line sick, and I told the boys of my section who had to stay behind and fight, to keep the boxes that were sent to me and use the contents, but to keep track of the senders so that I could acknowledge them. Your box with what the Glendale Red Cross sent, reached the line O.K., but when you told me about the homemade cake and maple sugar it made me wish I hadn't got sick and