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category: History
published: Jan 2010
ISBN:9780774816090
publisher: UBC Press

Kiss the kids for dad, Don’t forget to write

The Wartime Letters of George Timmins, 1916-18

edited by Y.A. Bennett

tagged: world war i, canada, letters
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.

About the Author

Y.A. Bennett

Contributor Notes

Y.A. Bennett is an associate professor of history at Carleton University.

Editorial Review

Without a doubt, Kiss the kids for dad is a superbly edited volume that offers insight into the multifarious challenges faced by a Canadian soldier at the front, and a Canadian family at home in Ontario.

— Canadian Military Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, Spring 2012
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