October 22nd, 1915
Letterhead from “The Salvation Army Soldiers’ Rest”
Shorncliffe
Envelope: Disabled Service War Seal 1914-15
Dear Mother
Have not
written you during the time I have been in Hospital because I thought you would
think me more serious than I really was.
I was invalided to England about the first of the month suffering from
gastritis and have been in a Hospital at Canterbury till yesterday but am now
at the Canadian Base in Shorncliffe. I
am able to get around allright but not just quite fit.
As yet
I don’t know what they are going to do with me but I think I will be sent on
another draft somewhere. As yet I can’t
say where.
It is
quite a treat to be among English speaking people again after so long among
those French. It really seems too good
to last. Do you like farming as well now
or not. The winter months will be the
worst when there is nothing to do in the evenings.
I
suppose V.V. is still going to school you see I have had no mail from Canada
for over a month so you can see I am entirely at a loss for any news of any
kind. Well mother this finishes the
paper so will write again this week.
Remembrance to Dad and VV and say I am allright. My address will be as
below.
Love
Chas
CMAC Depot
St Martins Plain
Shorncliffe, England
Shorncliffe Military Hospital was where many wounded
Canadian soldiers returned from battle to be patched up and convalesce. The
hospital was located just outside Folkestone in Kent, in close proximity to
both Dover and Folkestone ports, making it ideal to transport wounded troops
from ships. The photograph is postcard being sold on
ebay titled "Royal Military Hospital, Shorncliffe Camp"
