With my arm in the sling I can’t do much. Wrote letters to Pearce and Alice.

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Am in camp all day. Wrote letters to Mother and Nick.

Had a Battalion Muster Parade. Went downtown. Stayed in, in the evening. Wrote a

letter to Alice.

Am well enough to work. Am on fatigue duty in the morning. Pressed some clothes

in the afternoon. Went downtown in the evening. No mail today.

Prepared for a funeral to bury Abigal in Nijmegan in the afternoon. No mail today.

Company drill in the morning. Had a draft inspection in the afternoon. Went

downtown. Had a letter from Francis.

Am Line Orderly all day. Went downtown to the Canteen. Received a letter from

Alice.

We are on drill competition today. Went downtown in the afternoon and evening.

Stayed in camp all day. Pearce came up to see me. No mail.

Preparing for repatriation. Went downtown in the evening. No mail today.

We leave Amerstfoort at 9:00 am for Nijmegan. Arrive there at noon. Remained in

Nijmegan all day.

We are still at transit camp. Had a muster parade. Meals are very poor.

Still at transit camp. Had a pay parade. We move to another camp in Nijmegan.

We are in transit camp waiting for orders.

Preparing to move out on the road to Calais. We are on a train all night. Smith cut

the toe of my sock off for a prank. He is a prankster!

Arrive in Calais at 6:00 am. Had breakfast at transit camp. Had time to clean up a

bit. Boarded a boat at 1:30 pm and arrived in England at 4:00 pm. We are transported to

Aldershot Army Barracks.

In Aldershot all day. I received a whole lot of mail.

At Aldershot busy all day with various procedures. I have a cold. Am getting to go

on leave. Received a letter from Alice.

Am on leave for fourteen days. Traveled to London by train. Arrived at the Victory

Station at 10:30 am. Went to visit the Holmes family. Stayed with them.

Went to look over London for a bit. Back at the Holmes. Wrote letters in the

evenings.

Went to see the sights in London. Visited the London zoo and Madame Tussauds.

Visited a Jeweler. Wrote letter to Alice.

Left London for Worthing from the Victoria station at 11:00 am. Stayed with Mr. &

Mrs. Walters. Visited Mr. & Mrs. Irland.

In Worthing attended the St. James church in the morning and evening. Visited the

Swans.

Left Worthing for London by tram. Looked around London. Staying at the Holmes.

Wrote a letter to Charles Nethorcott.

In London all day. Tried to locate the W.E.C. Headquarters. Stayed at the W.M.C.A.

Met Mr. & Mrs. Holmes and the Walters. Ray is going to Edinburgh Faith Mission

School.

Downtown all day. Attended a W.E.C. prayer meeting at the Holmes home. Mr.

Finly spoke on power.

Went to the zoo in the morning. Various in the afternoon. Went to visit the Holmes.

I am still in London. Staying at the Beaver Club. Learned that the ship Queen

Elizabeth is to transport us HOME.

Stayed around the Beaver Club all day. Wrote letters.

Walked around London.

Went to St. Pauls Cathedral in the afternoon. Stayed in at night.

Returned to Aldershot. Had a roll call. Receive letters from Pearce and Alice.

In camp all day. Sent a parcel to Pearce. Mailed my Cameron diary home. Wrote

letters.

Drill in the morning. Going to London on a weekend.

In London stayed at the Queensburough Club.

In London all day. Went back to Aldershot by tram from Victoria Station.

On drill in the morning. Various in the afternoon. Received some letters.

On drill in the morning. Various jobs in the afternoon. Visited a hobby shop in the

evening.

Rained in the morning. Drill in the afternoon.

On clothing parade in the morning. Drill in the afternoon.

Had a Battalion inspection by General Drew. Rained most of the day. No mail today.

Preparing for a seven day leave. Arrived in London. Stayed at the Memorial Hall.

Art Willwood was there.

Visited Mr. & Mrs. Holmes. Went to the Baptist Church both morning and evening.

In London – a very nice day. Stayed at the Holmes. Prepare to leave to Edinburgh

tomorrow.

Left London from the Victoria Station for Scotland in the morning. Was able to get a

seat. Arrived in Edinburgh at 7:00 pm. Stayed at the Canadian Legion.

Rained in the morning. Went to visit Ray Walters at the Faith Mission Bible School

in the afternoon. Both of us went to the Edinburgh zoo.

Rained all day. At the Faith Mission School in the afternoon. Stayed for tea and a

lecture. In the evening went to hear Mr. Baxter.

Left for London. Had to stand all the way to London. Stayed at the Holmes family.

Joyce is home.

Left London by train for Worthing. Stayed with Mr. & Mrs. Walters. It is a very nice

day.

At Worthing. Went to meetings at a Baptist Church. Met Howard. Stayed for the

after meeting in the evenings.

Left Worthing by train for London for dinner. Left London for Aldershot for supper.

No mail.

meetings. Gave my testimony.

On parade in the morning. Various jobs in the afternoon. Preparing for departure for

Canada.

In camp all day. Rested. Attended meetings at Farnham in the evening.

In camp all day. No planned duties.

In camp. Attended the campaign in Farnham.

At camp. Preparing for departure.

At camp. Ready to leave but waiting.

At camp. Ready to leave but waiting.

We are taken to board our ship in the evening. It is a large nice ship.

Our voyage began at 3:00 am, bound for Canada and Home. The ship is large and is

filled with military passengers bound for home.

Sailed on rough seas. Many of the men are sea sick.

Sailing the Atlantic. The sea is less rough and it is warmer.

The Queen Elizabeth (shown

here), like the Mauritania,

which brought Sam to

England, was among 65 fast

passenger ships used to

transport Canadian soldiers

during the war. Both the

Queen Elizabeth and

Mauritania made six such

voyages each.

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Still sailing the Atlantic. It is very calm today. We are feeling a lot better. Filled out

telegram forms to be sent home.

Arrive at Halifax harbour at 1:00 pm to a wonderful welcome. We disembark at

11:00 pm and immediately board a waiting passenger train. We all have sleeping cars as well

as dining units.

From Halifax, the train sets for the West. Arrived in Montreal where we received

Red Cross food packages.

We travel through Northern Ontario day and night.

We are still on the train. Arrive in Winnipeg in the evening. There was a reception at

the train station. We had supper at a restaurant. The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of

Canada was a Winnipeg regiment. Now they are home! We transferred trains to many

different destinations.

I traveled through Roblin then switched trains to travel to Kamsak, then transferred

again at Kamsak for a train to Calder, Saskatchewan. My Dad was in town, met some friends

in town. Travelled home with team and sleigh. It is very cold. A wonderful welcome by

Mother and the brothers.