Wellington Murray Dennis was born in April 1894 in Maplewood, Ontario. He later moved west to Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where he worked as an implement dealer. Dennis enlisted in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewa, in April 1916 with the 229th Battalion. He served overseas with the 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry and was killed on August 9, 1918. The collection currently consists of more than thirty letters from Margaret Munro, his fiance, and letters from Murray to Margaret, as well as postcards and photographs.