Accession Number: McDOUGALD COLLECTION HISTORY WORLD WAR 1 LETTERS FROM THE FRONT Item: Envelope and letter Postmark sent: 18 JU 16 Postmark received: 5 JY 16 Envelope has one red British one penny stamp. 122 x 79 mm Censor marks: nil Addressed to: Mrs M. E. McDougald, Peachland, B.C. Canada Accession Number: Date of the letter: 18 June 1916 Sent from: Bramshott Camp Sent by: C. G. McDougald General description of the letter material: Three pages, with page 1 and 2 written on the back. Paper is unlined. 96 x 145 mm [Page 1] [Page 2] [Page 3] Bramshott Camp up for our first draft of about be successful we are quarantined 18th June 1916 one hundred and fifty went out again. This time for twenty-one this morning. And Another is days with measles. I am sending Dear Mother & all, going out, I think Monday or under separate cover the last copy Well I received Tuesday. of the kilt before we left Vanc. It John's letter of the 22nd May ok. And John Morrison was telling contains the picture of every am very glad to hear that old father me that he is going in the third company. th Henderson is going to the coast. He draft of the 54 . So I think, that I have put my name in for the wont be so out spoken about is, if there is a third draft from Divisional pay master's recruiting when he gets out there. It is the 72nd, I will try and get away. up to a fellow to decide for himself if But I don't think I will he will go or not. Well Mother the 72nd Batt are broken [Page 4 (on the back of page 1)] [Page 5 (on the back of page 2)] office but I have not heard any thing Say you want to write every [sic] about it yet. Four men are week so as I will get a letter wanted. But I think I am out of luck every week. I will try and do for old Darn will knock it on the head the same. Please Address the if he can. If I get that Job I will be in rest of my mail to the Army London for the rest of my stay in Eng. Post Office, London, England I don't think it will be long before Your Loving Son we are all in France. Gordon .