Duff & Morrison Collection
“The only time I get with Betty being Sunday afternoon as we go to church every Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m….” Harry Richey, Toronto 16 Apr. 1916
107 Homewood Cres
Toronto
Sunday, 16 April 1916
Dear Lily,
Suppose you think we are very poor correspondents, and with good cause as Florence is a poor writer and I am worse. We were very glad to receive your picture and cannot help but remark how Jean has grown, and what a good healthy child she appears to be.
We are pretty well here at present although Florence is suffering quite a bit from sore feet, as she is kept pretty busy chasing Betty around to keep her out of mischief. Betty is quite a baby as you will see from a small proof snap we had taken two months ago (when she was 16 months old). You will also find enclosed a proof photo of her father (only a proof as Lyons wants $15.00 per page for these, and we cannot afford to buy any, but it will give you some idea of how I look at present in uniform). With “B” Company of 227 men in the 180th (Sportsmen’s) Over Seas Battalion with rank of Captain, but am kept busy from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, and about 3 nights each week. The only time I get with Betty being Sunday afternoon as we go to church every Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. However I missed most of this afternoon as I took about 300 of our Battalion with the band to the Dale Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. today, it being one of their opening services and being an athletic church (Rev. Mr. Morrow) the minister wanted the Sportsman Battalion to assist today. I do not know when we will go to train this summer but suppose it will be at Lyons-on-the-Lake and not very far in the future as we are recruited over strength and Flo will let you know where we go.
With love from all.
Yours
Harry.
P.S. Everyone else in the family is OK.
• Letter 1: 30 Dec. 1914 Toronto. letter from Louis to his Aunt Lilly
• Letter 2: 9 Jan 1915 letter from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother)to Lilly
• Letter 3: 26 Feb 1915 letter from Jean to her Aunt Lily
• Letter 4 18 Apr. 1915 letter from Tot (Lily’s cousin) to Lily
• Letter 5: 29 June 1915, England. Letter from Louis to his Aunt Lily
• Letter 6: 21 Aug. 1915 England. Letter from Louis to his Aunt Lily
• Letter 7: 24 Oct. 1915 Toronto. Letter from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother)to Lily
• Letter 8: 14 Oct 1915 France. Postcard to Lily from Louis
• Letter 9: 1 Nov. 1915 Toronto. Letter to Lily from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother) enclosing Louis’ lengthy letter of 11 Oct. 1915 in France
• Letter 10: 19 Nov. 1915 Belgium. Letter to Lily from Louis plus enclosure for his niece Jean
• Letter 11: 6 Dec. 1915 Belgium. Letter to Lily from Louis
• Letter 12: 7 Jan. 1916 Toronto. Letter to Lily from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother)expressing her worry over Lou’s silence
• Letter 13: 10 Feb. 1916 Toronto. letter to Lily from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother) with the cable explaining Lou has been wounded and will be in hospital in England two months
• Letter 14: 11 Feb 1916 England. Letter to Lily from Lou about his skull fracture from shrapnel
• Letter 15: 18 Feb. 1916 Toronto. Letter to Lily from Jessie
• Letter 16: 8 Mar. 1916 Winnipeg. Letter to Lily from Cecil Duff, Lou’s brother
• Letter 17: 16 Apr. 1916 Toronto. Letter to Lily from Harry Richey, Lily’s brother