Shorey Johnson Neville was born in Cottonwood, Saskatchewan, in September 1888. Neville enlisted at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, in May 1916 and then served overseas in France until he was injured and sent to England. Due to his injuries he remained in England with the Khaki University until demobilization, at which time he returned to Canada. The collection consists of ten letters written from 1916 to 1917.