LEADER 03803nam 2200805 a 450 001 9910810792303321 005 20230721010007.0 010 $a1-282-74053-9 010 $a9786612740534 010 $a0-7748-1610-4 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774816106 035 $a(CKB)2550000000017419 035 $a(EBL)3268051 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000438675 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11308273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438675 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10452229 035 $a(PQKB)11078026 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000643922 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12295771 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000643922 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10668624 035 $a(PQKB)11280187 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412644 035 $a(CaPaEBR)425109 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00224192 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3268051 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412644 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10378040 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL274053 035 $a(OCoLC)647909384 035 $a(DE-B1597)661178 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774816106 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000017419 100 $a20091109d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKiss the kids for dad, don't forget to write$b[electronic resource] $ethe wartime letters of George Timmins, 1916-18 /$fedited by Y.A. Bennett 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 311 $a0-7748-1609-0 311 $a0-7748-1608-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [190]-198) and index. 327 $a1. "About 35 yds from Fritz": May-December 1916 -- 2. "He was killed by my side": January-June 1917 -- 3. "I'm still fine": July-November 1917 -- 4. "Its hell, kiddo, hell": December 1917-April 1918 -- 5. "Keep on hoping, sweetheart": May-December 1918 -- Epilogue: "Don't forget to write to Grandpa". 330 $aBetween 1916 and 1918, Lance-Corporal George Timmins, a British-born soldier who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, wrote faithfully to his wife, May, and three children back home in Oshawa. Sixty-three letters and four fragments survived. These letters tell the compelling story of a man who, while helping his fellow Canadians make history at Vimy, Lens, Passchendaele, and Amiens, used letters home to remain a presence in the lives of his wife and children, and who drew strength from his family to appreciate life's simple pleasures, when they were afforded. Transcribed and annotated by Y.A. Bennett, Timmins's letters offer a rare glimpse into the experiences and relationships, at home and abroad, of a Canadian infantryman. Its story of quiet heroism and the brotherhood of the trenches will appeal to anyone interested in how ordinary soldiers experienced and survived the First World War. 606 $aSoldiers$zCanada$vCorrespondence 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$vPersonal narratives, Canadian 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zFrance 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zBelgium 606 $aSoldats$zCanada$vCorrespondance 606 $aGuerre mondiale, 1914-1918$vRe?cits personnels canadiens 615 0$aSoldiers 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns 615 6$aSoldats 615 6$aGuerre mondiale, 1914-1918 676 $a940.4/8171 700 $aTimmins$b George$f1882-1974.$01609061 701 $aBennett$b Y. Aleksandra$g(Yvonne Aleksandra),$f1953-$01609062 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810792303321 996 $aKiss the kids for dad, don't forget to write$93936105 997 $aUNINA