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

Attestation Papers

There were no letters in the files for this period until the 18th of July.
The following are Richard's Attestation Papers. They were filled in and signed when Richard joined the Canadian Forces and show details about his home, country of birth, next of kin, height, weight and some other details.