2nd Cover of the 2nd October

[Chris Grimshaw]

Afternoon Team

Is no one else posting interesting material?

To stimulate interest I show something slightly different.

In coming cover from HATZIC British Columbia, Canada to a Sapper Gerald Ketcheson No WR 554159 I.W.Y. R.E Mespot Exp Force. Re-directed to London, Posted Nov 14 1918, via Hong Kong, 3rd Jan 19 and Dhanushkodi 27 Jan 1919.

In " Filling the Ranks: Manpower in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1918: 239 (Carleton Library Series) Hardcover – Illustrated, 1 Mar. 2017
by Richard Holt (Author)" on Page 45 a Captain W.W. Murray is quoted that a large number of the Canadians manning the vessels operating on the Tigris and Euphrates were from British Columbia.

Enjoy

Chris

[Peter Harvey]

Hi Chris,

KETCHESON, GERALD SOUTHARD
Sapper, Royal Engineers, British Army
Volunteered May 28, 1917
Railway Mail Clerk, Vancouver
Born May 13, 1891 Winnipeg, Manitoba Married to Marion Ketcheson
G.S. Ketcheson applied for and received an Imperial Gratuity

See: https://heritageclub.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Honouring-Our-Own.pdf

[Chris Grimshaw]

Thanks Pete

Appreciated

Chris