Army Issued Guidebook and journal - Pte Torry Estabrooks Purdy, # 1031320, 72nd Battalion, CEF. It consists of personal as well as information on fieldcraft, military definitions, signals flags, field kitchens, rifle and marksmanship definitions, knots, weapons (foreign & British), ranks, map symbols, first aid, currency exchanges, bugle calls, soldier;s vocabulary, Morse Code, French vocabulary, "Daily Wants Dictionary", calendar (1917, 1918), how to keep eggs fresh, how to cut a bottle, how to fix squeeky boots, medals plus handwritten notes on training and operations. Purdy had originally enlisted with the 236th (McLean's Kilties) Battalion, CEF as he was originally from Amherst, Nova Scotia. Purdy arrived in France on 8 March 1918. He was wounded on 30 March, 1918 and again on 11 August, 1918. The artifact was loaned to the Museum. It was scanned and then returned to the donor.