Kiss the kids for dad, Don’t forget to write: The Wartime Letters of George Timmins, 1916-18
- ISBN-10
- 0774858923
- ISBN-13
- 9780774858922
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Author
- Y.A. Bennett
Description
Between 1916 and 1918, Lance-Corporal George Timmins, a British-born soldier who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, wrote faithfully to his wife and children. Sixty-three letters and four fragments survived. These letters tell the compelling story of a man who, while helping his fellow Canadians make history, 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. Timmins's letters offer a rare glimpse into the experiences relationships, and quiet heroism, of ordinary soldiers on the Western Front.
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