"Crisis" - Ipswich - Mr. Pickering
- CA JMABC A.1999.021-1-L.23998
- Item
- [1945]
Part of Fred Schiffer Photography fonds
Black and white portrait of Mr Pickering from "Crisis" in Ipswich.
"Crisis" - Ipswich - Mr. Pickering
Part of Fred Schiffer Photography fonds
Black and white portrait of Mr Pickering from "Crisis" in Ipswich.
Part of Fred Schiffer Photography fonds
Black and white photograph of an unidentified man.
Morris Soskin on board ship en route to London
Part of Soskin family photographs
Photograph of Morris Soskin while on a ship bound for London, England.
Part of Seidelman family fonds
Undated condolence letter sent to the Seidelman family on behalf of King George.
Part of Seidelman family fonds
Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated November 19, 1916. Sent from Seaford, Sussex, England to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman writes that he thinks he will be going to London next week. Elsewhere in the letter, Private Seidelman briefly mentions his concern over letters possibly getting "torpedoed on the Atlantic". Letter references another letter talking about a submarine story, which is not contained in the collection.
Part of Seidelman family fonds
Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated January 14, 1917. Sent from Seaford, Sussex, England to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman reports that he is no longer under quarantine.
Part of Seidelman family fonds
Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated January 7, 1917. Sent from Seaford, Sussex, England to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman mentions an army order prohibiting people from sharing the addresses or movements of soldiers in England with people in neutral countries. (It is assumed that Private Seidelman is still in quarantine)
Part of Seidelman family fonds
Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated December 31, 1916. Sent from Seaford, Sussex, England to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman writes that he is still in quarantine. In addition, the letter mentions another letter to Harry Dalkin, and Private Seidelman specifically talks about how mail from Europe to North America is censored.
Part of Seidelman family fonds
Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated December 24, 1916. Sent from Seaford, Sussex, England to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman also mentions that he is now being quarantined for fear of measles. Private Seidelman also suggests that the war might be over soon based on information from “Lloyd’s Weekly News”, a London newspaper. Private Seidelman notes as well, that he received a parcel of items from the "University of B.C."
Part of Seidelman family fonds
Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated December 14, 1916. Sent from Seaford, Sussex, England to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman spends part of the letter describing the differences in food available in England and Canada. He also states that cases of measles have broken out in the camp and as a result some men are being quarantined for 16 days. Private Seidelman adds that his battalion is changing into an Officer's Training Corps.
Private Seidelman's return address is given as:
911849 Pte. E. J. Seidelman
D Company
196th Western Universities Batt., [B.E.F.]
Canadian Contingent
Army P.O.
London, England