#814153 Pte. Donald Ross
187th Batt
C.E.F.
1898 ~ 1918
“This morning a couple of shells landed within 10 yards of me but I did not hear them….” Donald Ross, France 1 Jan. 1917
Somewhere in France, Jan 1 1917
Dear Mother,
My cold has left me quite deaf. This morning a couple of shells landed within 10 yards of me but I did not hear them. But the dead certainly make me creepy. I never was quite so bad. The mud is terrible, over your boots, everywhere. You would not know me now if you saw me. I am covered head to foot and cannot get it off me. Katie said in her letter that they are going to send me a parcel. Would it be too much trouble to ask you to send one every week?
I am your loving lonely son
Pte. Donald Ross.
Biography
Letter 1 Jan. 1 1918 from France to his mother in Ontario
Letter 2 May 3, 1917 from Hospital to sister Katie
Letter 3 Aug. 1 1917 from hospital to his father
Letter 4 Dec. 30 1917 from hospital to his mother
Letter 5 March 1918 from his sweetheart (Alice Folke’s) home in England to his mother
Letter 6 March 15 1918 to his mother telling her he has volunteered for France
Letter 7 Sept 17 1918 Telegram to Hugh Ross (Donald’s father) reporting death of Donald Ross
Letter 8 Oct 23 1918 from his mother in Grafton Ontario to Soldier named Cormers asking about her son’s death
Letter 9 Oct 29 1918 from Eunice Folkes in Eng to Donald’s mother in Ontario
Letter 10 Oct. 29 1918 from Alice Folkes (Donald’s sweetheart) in England to Donald’s parents
Letter 11 Oct. 30 1918 from Marjorie Folkes in England to Donald’s mother in Ontario