#814153 Pte. Donald Ross
187th Batt
C.E.F.
1898 ~ 1918
“Now I am going to cry out a mother’s sore heart for you for some little news of my son’s death…” Mrs. Hugh Ross, Grafton Ontario 23 Oct. 1918
Grafton, Oct 23 1918
Dear friend Cormers;
My Friend Cormers is the way my Dear son Donald Ross spoke of you when he wrote me the last letter he will ever write on August 30th. I do not want to read the letter just now for if I do I shall not be able to finish this letter to you. Now I am going to cry out a mother’s sore heart for you for some little news of my son’s death. I have nothing but a cable and a letter from a chaplain who mistakenly put another boy’s name and number in the letter he wrote about my son’s death so you see it had very little interest for me.
Please have his little personal effects sent to me they are as nothing to anyone else but how precious they are to me his Mother, anything that had been touched his dear hands…Ah Cormers may you never have that longing to see anyone that I have to see my son. I am so lonely for him and have been waiting so long and now, Oh now I must wait in vain and I loved him so please do all you can in this for me and I shall give you a mother’s blessing….Now I will close and I do hope that this awful long selfish letter will not bore you too much and that you will try to send some little news.
Mrs Hugh 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