Dear old girl

A collection of letters from Pte Dick Armer to his wife Mabel who he frequently referred to as "Dear old girl". His three children were Billie, Marjorie and Dorothy who was born while he was away. Dick had promised to "write every day" and, with few exceptions, kept his promise. The letters were written during WW1 from Camp Borden in Canada, on the train to Halifax, on board ship to England, from Witley Camp and France. Scroll to the bottom of the entry and click on comments to leave a message

Merwin Heights London Ontario

You will have noticed that the letter is missing some portions. The original sheet was very large and could not be scanned in one piece.

Next letter is 9th of July as Dick seems to have been on leave before he left for training at Camp Borden.

Welcome

This blog is about the experiences of a WW1 soldier from London Ontario Canada. We shall be posting his letters as they were written on the day of the year he wrote them. We want to thank his descendants for so generously sharing them with Museum Strathroy Caradoc and for giving their permission for them to be shared with you.
The first letter is the 29th of June, so tune back in then.
Sarge
The song "Dear Old Girl"