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Date: September 7th 1917
To
Mr. William Pratt
From
J. Erwin Lean
Letter

LETTER OF SYMPATHY

Mr. William Pratt received the following sympathetic letter concerning the death in France of his only son, Cecil:

France, August 14th, 1917

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Pratt:
Allow me to extend to you the sincerest sympathy of myself and the men of the Battery on the loss of your son. We all feel a deep personal loss as he was very popular among the officers and men of the Battery, and our only consolation is that he died like a hero in the cause of liberty and justice.

He was buried in a military cemetery with his comrades. His personal effects will be forwarded immediately.

Yours most sincerely.
J.ERWIN LEAN.