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HOME FRONT, 1914 - 1919
FRONT INTÉRIEUR, 1914 - 1919
Letter from Bandsman Harold Cullerne, C.R.T. Depot, Purfleet to Mrs. A.B. De Long thanking her for a care parcel, 3 Dec, 1918
Letter from Canadian soldier, 826140 Bandsman (Sapper) Harold Cullerne, Canadian Engineers to Mrs. A.B. De Long thanking her for a care parcel. The letter is dated 3 December, 1918 from the Canadian Railway Troops (C.R.T.} Depot in Purfleet, England,
He originally enlisted in the 143rd (BC Bantams) Battalion, CEF.
CEF service file attached
Mrs. De Long organized and forwarded parcels to CEF troops who were serving overseas. The letters in this collection date from late 1918 and early 1919. They are thank you letters to her. It appears that all of the recipients lived or still had family in the North Burnaby area.

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