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WINGHAM APVANCI-TIMES `Thursday, Dec, 28th, 1944,
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HELP YOUR POCKET
AND CANADA!
It's not often that patriotism
is so personally profitable!
By saving 20% of the coal we
used last year we perform an
essential wartime service and
at the same time cut our own.
expenses. Remember 68° is
the healthy temperature and a
dirty furnace is sabotage!
Dear Donald:
Well it was a pleasure to hear from
you last week and I liked the picture
,of you. and. Clifford mounted on the
• team. Glad to know you are doing
fine at school too, you must have a
good teacher.
How are Uncle John and your Dad
and Mother and Clifford all keeping?
Well, I expect. Had a letter from
Mother today and she said you had
been there for a while and all looking
one. What are Fred and Ab alt.(' the
rest 'busy these days. I hear the
crops were pretty good and the
-weather fine for harvest so I reckon
you have things in pretty good shape,
and will probably be getting the cattle
in before long. It will keep you
plenty busy Seeing to things.
Well there isn't so much news here.
• -we are working away mostly, have to
trip the guns down and wash them in
-This letter was received by Donald
Coultes, six-year-old son of Mr, and
Mrs. Albert Coultes of Belgrave,
It is from his uncle, Trooper Bar-
' ' don Scott, who has been in Italy for
some time.
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Nursing Sister Nora Bell tells of .:a
three-day trip further up the line. She
visited the Vimy Ridge Memorial.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bell, have
three sons also in the army, two over-
seas and one in Canada.
Lt. (N.S.) Nora Bell,
10th Can. Gen, Hosp,
C.A. A.P.O. B.R.A.
Somewhere in Belgium
Dec. 3, 1944.
My Dearest All:—
After writing you such a jumbled. up
letter will try and write a descriptive.
one at least a little. of our journey to
Belgium. First how do you like the
stationery,( Brussells special)
Tuesday morning was our D-day
with rising hour at 5 a.m. That wasn't
bad for we were up at least a quarter
to and I didn't sleep very well.
Italy, Nov. 3 Thought by now I was over the excite-
ment of going places but I guess not.
You see we could hardly believe we
were really getting out of the pasture
field. Not a teat was shed. Fortun-
ately we were travelling in ambulanc-
es. seven to each one. Everyone Alias
happy about that. for we knew we
would be warm. It was going to be
a three-day trip so didn't want to be
toe, uncomfortable. Seventeen ambu-
lances were in the convoy plus vehicles•
for the rest of our equipment. _ The
first few hours we had a couple of
head oris, nothings serious .and that
was all during the whole trip. The
first night we had to drive until six
p.m. to reach the staging camp. Jerry
'had been using it, for German was
printed over the doors. We heard it
had been used for a casualty clearing
station. It was' lovely to put foot on
solid ground also the rain coming
clown, but not a worry in the world
of getting wet. That night they were
showing the picture "The Song of
Bernadette". I really think you would
cry in it mother, I did even, though
I tried not to.
From the beginning of the second
day we made much better time and
the highlight that day was that 'they
were out of their way to take us to
\rimy Ridge Memorial. Our senti-
ments are as thousands of others. It
is the most beautiful monument I have
ever seen, It portrays to you the same
feeling as the figure of the man • and
woman in sorrow'. It is massive, the
bodies of the figures are twice the size
of a normal body. On it too are in-
scribed the • names of all our Canadian
soldiers who lost .their lives. I im-
mediately thought of uncle Alec and
found it. Three makes were on the
honor roll. Then I started to look for
Auntie Lizzies husband. but it wasn't
on, or I, couldn't pick it out. They
run along in a row, riot tip and down
so is a little difficult, to find, By at-
cident also found Mel's uncle. It was
really 'quite a coincidence receiving
your; letter for all the. way up we pas-
sed graves from the last war.- I said
to the girls, I wonder where my uncle
is buried, It was awful of me not to
think of it before but where we were
At Bayeux and Caen hadn't been the
battlefield in the last war SO not know-
ing uncle I didn't think of • it.
The trenches are still there from the
last war filled in some but will likely
never fill in,. at least not in our day.
It must have been a long hard fight
for the ridge is a good heighth and
font miles across.
In placing such a 'beautiful monu-
ment for our heroes, we tan well be
proud of Canada- ' Usually t aIn not
impressed by them but this one is
tirely different, -It stands alone, and
e sun shining on it you never
atitiftil. When
along the
a nice site
• niter. We
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Meted us
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petrol and oil thpm and put them back
together. We have our shop in a
house with most of the roof caved in
and only a couple of places that don't
leak, but we have a good roof to sleep
under and enough room too, There
are kids around too, one side is broth-
ers about 19, 13 and 11, the last two,
are working at the kitchen scrubbing
out pans, Then the other side is a
girl about 9 and a boy about 6, they
don't do much only kelp their mother
and play hop-scotch. There's 3 or 4
more around but I don't know how old
they are, some are older, some are
younger, We're in a village here not
so far from the highway, kind of a
pleasant place too. We get to a show
fairly often, some of the boys are just
leaving to go to one now.
Well there isn't much else to write
about, but will be hoping to hear from
you again and just wish I could see
you all for Christmas, but maybe that
will be next year,, figure I can' see it
to the end all right, Well you keep
an eye, on things for me and let me
know how the cattle are doing, and
we'll have some real old swims when
I see you again.
Best of everything,
Bud.
. or .England to crime up to it. Our
room! Well, we went into raptures
about it, two 'phones, twin beds, light
walnut furniture, mirrors (what
shock to see yourself), indirect light-
ing all over the room, and the bath-
room a very lovely green. Before
going to dinner Lorraine and I 'tore
into the tub and had a lovely hot bath,
We left the next morning at 9 a,m,
so didn't have much of a chance to
see it. The stores look beautiful, prices
sky high. We did buy a pound of
grapes for we felt it was two years
since having any, $2.75 in our ,money
a pound,
Our setup here should be very nice
if we have time to get it that way.
I doubt if we will but then the war
may be over all the sooner,
Andy said in his. letter his name is
in for leave but doesn't think he will
make it until 1950. My I hope he
gets 'back soon for wl/iat do you think
he gave me but a lovely bracelet from
Holland, made out of their coins, I
hope he has one for Bet. Most likely
it is on the way.
Was out to church this morning,
also took communion. I wonder if
you were able to go.
Well my dears ,how are the eyes.
Mine are sore so think I wilt crawl in,
Trust yott are all well or taking the
very best care of yourself.
My love to you all. everyone at the
house. Yours
Nora
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