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Letter from Charles Edmund "Ned" Keemlé to his mother, Josephine Keemlé
Discusses receiving letters from family, the weather and trenches in France and the inability to buy cigarettes
Letter from Alma Keemlé to her brother, Charles Edmund "Ned" Keemlé
Letter from Ned's sister Alma in Toronto describes family news, discusses the lack of letters and talks about the difficulty in getting factual information about the war at home
Letter from Josephine Keemlé to her son, Charles Edmund "Ned" Keemlé
Letter describes family news, and concern over not hearing from him
Letter from [Alma Keemlé] to her brother, Charles Edmund "Ned" Keemlé
Typewritten incomplete letter describing frustration that Ned has not received their letters, along with news from home
Letter from Josephine Keemlé to her son, Charles Edmund "Ned" Keemlé
Letter describes news from home, her worry for her son and her concern that her letters and packages are not reaching him
Photograph of [Harry and Ted Richardson]
Photograph individuals not identified, but Reg Richardson references receiving a snapshot of Harry and Ted in a letter to his sister
Statement of Mrs Mary Foster regarding the health and death of her husband, John Foster
In a typewritten statement provided to the York Veterans' Social Welfare Club, Foster details her husband's war service and subsequent mental and physical issues before his death
Statement of Mrs Ada Fryers regarding the health and death of her husband, Louis Fryers
Discusses her husband's service, his subsequent health and the effect it had on her and her children
Statement of Mrs Lillian Henna regarding the mental health, behavior and death of her husband, Norman Wesley Henna
Mrs Lillian Henna describes her husbands immediate issues with mental health upon returning from the war, which resulted in him leaving his family to "wander," and the effect this has had upon her and her two children
Statement of Mrs James E. Lockrey regarding the mental health and death of her husband, James E. Lockrey
Describes her husbands issues with unemployment, anger and hallucinations.
Statement of Alex Angus regarding his long military service, subsequent disability and how this has effected his ability to provide for his family and children
In a typewritten statement provided to the York Veterans' Social Welfare Club, Angus details his military career, his subsequent injuries and how that has effected his well-being and family
My First Experience in the Firing Trenches
Account written at the 22 General Hospital in France in Nurse Wenonah Durant's diary
My Biography in the Army
Account written at the 22 General Hospital in France in Nurse Wenonah Durant's diary
[My Worst Experience During the Present War]
Account written at the 22 General Hospital in France in Nurse Wenonah Durant's diary
Recommendation for Military Medal for Sapper Henry Telford Roy Mount with the Canadian Corps Signal Company
Describes the event in which Mount lived in a "Pill Box" for three weeks under continuous fire during the Battle of Passchendaele
Recommendation for Military Medal for L/Corpl William Henry Choate with the Canadian Corps Signal Company
Describes courageous and determined event during the Battle of Passchendaele at Ypres on 31 October 1917
Recommendation for Military Medal A/Corpl Charles Maurice Redgrave with 69th Heavy Artillery Signal Sub-Section
Describes courageous event on 27 October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele
Canadian Corps Signal Company regimental diary for week of 7-11 November 1918
Typewritten entry describes Armistice day
Canadian Corps Signal Company regimental diary for week of 26-30 June [1917]
Handwritten entry records week of 26-30 June [1917] when regiment is posted as Camblain L'Abbe near Vimy
Diary entries written by Ronald Hugh Macdonald during the Battle of the Somme
Handwritten entries for September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme
Diary entry written by Ronald Hugh Macdonald for Armistice Day
Contains handwritten entry for 10-11 November 1918
Leave pass for Muriel Mina English to visit Cologne in November 1919
Included in English's 1919 photograph album, which includes battlefield tours in France and Belgium and visit to Cologne
