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Letter - July 1916

Undated letter from 1916 from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman. Sent from Camp Hughes, Manitoba to Private Seidelaman's family members in Vancouver (although it seems that the letter is directed more to his mother) . Letter describes Private Seidelman's train journey from Vancouver to Manitoba, and Manitoba's intense weather. Private Seidelman also mentions upon arriving at Camp Hughes, he and his fellow soldiers were received by the Duke of Connaught.

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.

D Company

"D Company" feature includes a history of the company, a list of members, company notes, and photographs. Photograph of battalion may be similar to a photograph mentioned in August 1916 letter (File 2, item 4).

Letter - August 11, 1916

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated August 11, 1916. Sent from Camp Hughes, Manitoba to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman mentions that he is about to go on "harvest leave" for around two months.

Letter - September 10, 1916

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 10, 1916. Sent from Tyvan, Saskatchewan to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. A photo of a "little creature" (most likely a badger) taken at a farm in Saskatchewan is enclosed along with the letter. Private Seidelman also inquires about the current appearance of their home in Vancouver. In another part of the letter, Private Seidelman mentions that he gets "classy meals" on the farm he's staying at in Tyvan, Saskatchewan, compared to the meals he gets in the army.

Letter - November 19, 1916

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.

Letter - February 3, 1917

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated February 3, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in Europe" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman mentions Allied ships and American ships in the Atlantic Ocean being sunk by Germany, and he makes a prediction that the United States may soon declare war on Germany.

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.

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