Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Tag: Red Cross

Artifact 1940-07-16 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Mar 14, 2020

Last Modified:

January 22, 2022

in 1940, Borden, Camp Borden, Frances Newman, Letter, Ruthven

Borden [Ontario], Camp Borden, Cliff Kaake, Elton [Newman], Essex Scottish Regiment, German prisoners, Halifax, Montreal, New Brunswich, Onnellee [Reive], parade, Quebec, Quebec City, Red Cross, red cross ladies, route march, sister, St. Lawrence River, Three Rivers, train

“There were red cross ladies at that station handing out cigarettes & chocolate bars.”