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CANADIAN Y.M.C.A
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Mrs. Francis. B. McMulkin 122 Indian Road. Toronto Canada.
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On Active Service Y.M.CA. WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Sunday Evening May 5/18
My dear Fannie -
I have intended to write you or Aut the last two nights but then somehow or other I didn't feel like it. I wrote father but I am afraid it wasn't a very cheery letter.
Reg came out of the line with the news of mother the other day. I certainly was glad to see him but when he told me about mother I could not really believe it. He said that it was pretty hard
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for us but then [wh - crossed out] we could not afford to think of it.
You can imagine the way I felt but have not given myself a chance to think about it. Mother would not want me to worry. Then again over here a fellow cannot realise anything like that all at once. It will be harder when we come home. You know that nobody ever loved ones mother more than I did.
Well I hope that you people over there made the best of it and that father is not sick again. I will write Aut soon and I hope she is feeling fine. In
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On Active Service Y.M.C.A WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Suzanne's letter she was saying that you were all up to Ingersoll. You see I never received any real bad news in the letters but for some reason or other had been worrying a little.
Well Fan this is the same old country as ever. The papers may have looked bad. but I think nothing very serious and it will be the other way around directly.
We had a fine church parade this morning. A bishop preached a a fine sermon and there was also a fine service.
I am expect mail any-
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time now. The mail will be forwarded on from my battalion Am still at the signaling school and getting on fine. I think I am pretty [flat?] for me. Reg was looking same only rather worn out.
Don't let father work too hard in that garden of his.
Well Fan must close now. Write often and go up home as often as you can. See that Sus. plays the game.
With best love to everybody in Toronto. Your loving Bro. Ted.