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Letter - May 7, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated May 7, 1917. Sent from "Some other place in France this time" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman reports that he is a hospital recovering from shrapnel wounds to his right leg. He also mentions the murder of Chief of Police, McLennan, presumably of Vancouver.

Letter - March 4, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated March 4, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. The envelope has a sticker reading "OPENED BY CENSOR". The envelope also has a stamp on it with the words "Passed Field Censor" (this stamp seems to be on other envelopes as well, however those ones are not very legible).

Letter - April 7, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated April 7, 1917. (Assumed sent from France) to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman talks about the newspapers mentioning General Sir [W.R.] Robertson saying "we lost the mastery of the air" and "asks for 500,000 more men by July". Private Seidelman also states that the United States declared war on "the Huns".

Letter - July 3, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 3, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman mentions that he may receive a gold stripe as he heard they were being given to soldiers who were wounded in his battalion. He also mentions that his right leg was wounded on the night of May 5 when going to capture some German trenches. On this night, Private Seidelman also recalls helping out a wounded officer.

Letter - August 1, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated August 1, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter - October 3, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated October 3, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter - June 4, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated June 4, 1917. Sent from "Same hospital 'Somewhere in France'" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter - September 1, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 1, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman writes that it was reported that some Canadian soldiers recently captured some German soldiers who stated to them, "We put over on you a little barrage but you Canadians throw on us a whole ammunition factory", possibly suggesting that Germany might soon surrender.

Letter - July 21, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 21, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter - July 27, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 27, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

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