Harold sends Christmas greetings to one of his sisters.
Dear sister,
Just a short line to wish you a very happy Christmas and all kinds of enjoyment and prosperity in 1916.
Was out on pass yesterday and did a little bit of shopping. Am enclosing a small handkerchief as small souvenir of "La Guerre". Everything over here is scarce and when we ask for anything that they have not got, they say, "Apres La Guerre".
Hope you have a big time at Xmas.
Lovingly,
Harold
Letters home from Harold Skilling who served in the 5th Field Ambulance Corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. During the Battle of the Somme on September 28, 1916, he was wounded in the abdomen while rescuing a wounded German soldier. He was invalided to England and when he had recovered, became a Flight Cadet with The Royal Flying Corps and received his temporary Commission as a 2nd Lt. on October 29, 1918. The war was over 13 days later, before he could fly any missions.
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