Feature Letter of July 12th, 2025
Cousins, Frank C.
My Dear Mother:-
As I write the date it reminds me that today is Orangeman's day but evidently that party has few followers in France for the day is passing quite unnoticed. I am earning my $1.10 under rather false pretences today as I am not in parade, my boots being in the bootmaker's hands for repairs. The day is rather wet and chilly and so far this morning I have spent my time sewing buttons on my tunic, the government considering my old one had done its full quota of service, issued me with a new one recently, and in sewing up my canvas shoes.
![Christmas Dinner 1916 Back
1916 Xmas Dinner at Seaford England
Left to Right
[?] Walden, Reg Hirch, Harry Lyr, Martland Dougal, Colville -(Ed.), Manson, Walker, Lobley (PPC&1), Smith (ds), Hunter, Segt Major Gordon, Earl - 175th, McPherson, McDougal, Milyard PPCT 1, Cook, Wood, Van Dousen & Freddy Kerr](https://canadianletters.ca/sites/default/files/scans/photo.xmasdinner.1916b.back.jpg)
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