Charles Alfred Wass
ca 1892 – October 1, 1918
865750 52 Batt
Canadian Expeditionary Force
“And say when this war is over I am coming right back to Norm again to stay…” Charles Wass, France circa 1917
France July 14th
Dear Norm
Just a few lines in answer to your welcome letter which I received tonight. Well We are having some fine weather over here in France. Well I was glad to hear that Leon and Eva are keeping fine. Well Eula I only wish I was back to help you pick the cherries and also spend the evening singing with Norm.
And say when this war is over I am coming right back to Norm again to stay. And tell him that I wish that I had took his advice but next time I will know better.
Well Eula you said that you sent me some letters but I am sorry I did not get any only just got the one that I now got. And say keep on writing to me while I am here and say you bet that I will be on the look out for that box and say I have not had one letter from Canada since I left.
But if I had known your address and you known mine. I know I will get a lot of letters from you folks at home now.
And when I return to Brandon I will certainly let you know, it will be the first thing I will do is to write home to you.
Well how is little Eula and Charles Closes coming along and say I must not forget Norman’s father as I think about him and especially you and Norman.
Well you said that Norm sold the colts and bought a mate for Bell and that Babe is fat as a pig. Ask Norm what team will he have for me to work with when I do come home. And tell him I only wish was right home now to help him and you but Cheer up. It won’t be long I hope and say Eula if you see little Eula tell her I said to drop me a line once in awhile with yours. And tell the Tansleys to write to me too as I don’t get hardly any mail since I have been out here. I will keep on writing to you folks now, you bet.
Well I think I will have to stop and look out for that box as that is what I want out here.
Norm, well I will close, wishing you all good luck till I return.
From
Charles A Wass
No 865750
52 Canadians
BEF
France
Charles Wass Collection
Wass, Charles letter 1 written from the battlefield in France to his friend Norman Cloes in Ontario ca 1917
Wass, Charles letter 2 written from the battlefield in France to his friend Norman Cloes in Ontario ca 1917
Wass, Charles letter 3 written from the battlefield in France to his friend Norman Cloes in Ontario July 14 ca 1917
Wass, Charles letter 4 written from hospital in England to his friend Norman Cloes in Ontario ca 1917
Wass, Charles letter 5 written to his friend Norman Cloes in Ontario 19 Sept. 1918
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