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

8 August 1916 - We get innoculated again this afternoon

Back when you could send a letter for a fair price --- 2 cents.

The following picture (Library of Congress) is from Valcartier, but I imagine the process was very like what Dick experienced. I like the look of apprehension on Jack Canuck's face.