Charles Alfred Wass
ca 1892 – October 1, 1918
865750 52 Batt
Canadian Expeditionary Force
“I got wounded on the 13th of Nov at Ypres and not very bad….” Charles Wass, circa 1917
Hastings Dec 8th
Dear Norm
Just a few lines to you as I think it is along time since you heard from me.I have forgot your address.I been going to write to you before only for that. Say how is Leon and Eva coming along?
Say I would give quite a lot to be back on the farm again with you.Say when this war is over I be right back to you again, you bet.I am at present in England.I got wounded on the 13th of Nov at Ypres and not very bad.
Tell Barker and Mr Douglas and the rest of them around that you heard from me at last. I am going to my home in England as soon as I get out of the hospital.
Tell Eula that I will be back to help her bake bread and eat her cookies.Tell her I forgot her name as you will see by the letter.Is there many boys left around there now? I don’t get in very much smoking now as I did when I was with you. I will be glad when this war is over so I can get to farming again with you.
Say Norm, who have you working for you now or are you working alone like all the other farmers are doing? I have been thinking about you folk all the time I have been in France. So you see I have not forgot youall together.I don’t know whether I will be in hospital when you answer this letter or not but address to 44 Lintaine Grove Normond Road Fulham London England and I will get it from there.
But don’t forget and when I go back to my Batt I’ll write and you know my address now is and my number is 865750 and Batt 52.end them to the above address.
This is all at present so goodby from Charlie.
Say Norm if there is any money coming to me please send me some, but don’t send it all. Have you got all your horses yet? Keep that team that I used to drive so I can drive them again when I come home.
So Goodby and Good luck to you all at present
From
Pte Charles Wass
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