Postmark November 24th, 1917
Folkstone
CAMC Camp
Westenhaugen,
Kent England
Dear Mother,
What do you think of
your big daughter now. Some
schoolteacher “Eh What” Well Mother I am sure glad to hear she has got through
and was fortunate enough to get a school.
She seemed quite delighted over getting 60 a month I don’t know but I
have an idea she was trying to remind me that at last she is getting as much in
one month as I am in two. By Jove that’s
the limit but believe me I am sure glad to hear she is a teacher it’s a great
deal better than a counter hop or a stenographer and there about the only two
other occupations that girls take up these days.
So at last the cold
footed sons of Canada have to do their bit.
I have heard that all those over twenty-one, married or single will have
to join. Will that get Richmond and
Ireland, it will be too bad if they have to come. It’s a pity the war would not
end before that “The great big cold footed calves”. Conscripts from Canada. Mother, all the old boys are proud of them
and a great deal prouder of the parents that would try and keep their men at
home and see their neighbours boys going back for the second, third and fourth
times. While they subscribe to the
cigarette fund and mighty little of that.
It was at one time one of our boasts over here “that Canada did not have
to be driven to fight” Ah well they
will get a good reception from us. The
chicken-hearted sissies. I tell you
straight Mother it’s a good job for you that you have no other son if he was
brought away from home on that scheme I would lick him before he ever saw a
German.
Do you know it has been
raining here for two days steady so heavy that we have no parades of course the
boys are not a bit sorry, still it makes it very uncomfortable in camp
life. How has Dad been keeping you tell
him I would like a letter by gosh he owes me one now, tell him that its not
necessary to wait as long as I did before he answers it. I don’t know if I told you in my last letter
or not that I expect to go to Buxton for a day or so to see my friends. They wrote and told me that they had made all
preparations for a motor party to Rudyard Lake and all they were waiting on was
me to complete the party. Gee they are
fine people I would like VV to meet them they are just the kind that she would
like. Well just imagine they traveled
very near across England to see me and in this country that’s a mighty long
journey. Gee they nearly went into
hysterics when I told them I was here and may have to go to France. They got the letter in the morning and that
night they were on their way here. They
were always asking for a picture of my big sister so I sent them that snap shot
of the kid and the cat. The old man said
she had a very sweet face and that she was a very kind hearted girl. Regular big hearted Colonial and when I asked
for the snap back again they wouldn’t give it to me. They want one of me but I told them that even
my mother didn’t have one so it was very little chance of their ever getting
one for awhile anyway.
I would like to have Dad
here to see the Aeroplanes ----- -----(censored) and some of the stunts they go
through. Gee they are as thick as birds and they sure can handle them down to
perfection. If you could only see them
you would sure say that England was as supreme in the air as she is on the
sea. Well Mother one of the boys is
going over to the Post office so I am going to give him this. Remember me to Dad and tell VV that she has
been congratulated by her big brother long before this ever will reach
her. Love Chas
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