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This file contains four letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his family during July 1916. The letters were written when Private Seidelman was stationed in Camp Hughes, Manitoba.Two letters were written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his sister Rachel while in training at Camp Hughes, Manitoba. One postcard was written by Private Seidelman to his brother William. One letter was written to his entire family.

This file contains five letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his sister Rachel in April 1917. Two of the letters are postcards provided to servicemen by the military. Private Seidelman was stationed "Somewhere in France" at the time. The letters were opened by censors.

This file contains six letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his sister Rachel in May 1917. Two of the letters are postcards provided to servicemen by the military. Private Seidelman was stationed "Somewhere in France" at the time. Some of the letters were written when Private Seidelman was in the hospital for a wounded leg. The letters were opened by censors.

The contents of this file were originally filed in the following order:
Postcard dated May 19, postcard dated May 19, letter dated May 30, letter dated May 24, letter dated May 22, letter dated May 7.

This file contains seven letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his sister Rachel in June 1917. Three of the letters are postcards provided to servicemen by the military. Private Seidelman was stationed "Somewhere in France" at the time. Some of the letters were written while Private Seidelman was in the hospital for a wounded leg. The letters were opened by censors.

This file contains nine letters and one post card from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his sister Rachel, while stationed "Somewhere in France," plus three wrappers and inserts from chocolate war rations. There is also one telegram from the Director of Records to Mrs. Esther Seidelman, notifying the recipient of 911849 Pte. Seidelman's release from hospital. Private Seidelman was stationed "Somewhere in France" at the time. The letters were opened by censors.

The contents of this file were originally filed in the following order:
Letter dated July 7, letter dated July 31, letter dated July 27, letter dated July 21, letter dated July 20, letter dated July 17, letter dated July 13, letter dated July 12, letter dated July 8, letter dated July 3, postcard dated July 6, telegram dated July 5.

This file contains seven letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his sister Rachel in August 1917. One of the letters is a postcard provided to servicemen by the military. Private Seidelman was stationed "Somewhere in France". The letters were opened by censors.

The contents of this file were originally filed in the following order:
Letter dated August 27, letter dated August 12, letter dated August 9, letter dated August 7, postcard dated August 18, letter dated August 1, letter dated August 28.

This file contains seven letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his sister Rachel in September 1917. Private Seidelman was stationed "Somewhere in France". The letters were opened by censors.

The contents of this file were originally filed in the following order:
Letter dated September 1, letter dated September 5, letter dated September 13, letter dated September 21, letter dated September 27, letter dated September 22, letter dated September 16.

This file contains five letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his sister Rachel in October 1917. Private Seidelman was stationed "Somewhere in France". The letters were opened by censors. The last letter sent was a postcard to Rachel, dated October 18, 1917. Private Seidelman was killed in action on October 26, 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele.

The contents of this file were originally filed in the following order:
Letter dated October 7, postcard dated October 18, letter dated October 10, letter dated October 3, letter dated October 14.

This file contains records relating to Private Edward Joseph Seidelman's death. The records include: condolence letters sent to the Seidelman family on behalf of King George and the Canadian Prime Minister; certificate of death with accompanying letter; list of Private Seidelman's effects; undated biography of Private Seidelman; and letter about a memorial plaque for Private Seidelman.

The file contains a published obituary from the “Daily Province”, Vancouver, British Columbia, and a Western Universities Battalion (196th) newsletter from Camp Hughes, Manitoba, published October 21, 1916. Private Seidelman was in Camp Hughes, Manitoba with the Western Universities Battalion (196th) when the newsletter was published.