Walter Hill Moodie was born in Quebec, PQ.  In October, 1899 at age 28 Moodie enlisted in Kaslo, British Columbia with the 2nd Bn. RCR.  He served overseas in South Africa until his discharge in October, 1900.  The collection currently consists of a series of letters that he wrote during that time back to the Kaslo newspaper, The Kootenaian.