1918 Soldier's Postcard Home
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- A postcard sent from England by Ron Powell who had enlisted in the Canadian Forestry Corp. He came back to work on the farm in Oakville in April 1919 and married Ruth Cullingworth that October. They bought the "old Caverhill" farm on Fourth Line just north of Upper Middle Road, west side of the Sixteen Mile Creek.
- Inscriptions
- Front of Card: Windsor Castle from the Lock Cut.
Verso: POST CARD BRITISH MANUFACTURE "Windsor Series" G 4275-244
The postal stamps say: ??ingdale camp, Canadian Forestry Corps Base Depot Orderly Room, ?14 ? Reference No...
Jan 12/18,
Miss Nell Powell, 100 Langley Ave. Toronto Ont. Canada
Dear Sis, Just a card to let you know we are getting on all right. We are not far from this place, address letters #7 Toronto Forestry Draft Army P.O. London. Ron. - Date Of Event
- January 12, 1918
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Frank Ronald Powell ; Helena (Nell) Frances Powell
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4653135248408 Longitude: -79.7734266992188
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
