Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

History World War I

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

The Wartime Letters of George Timmins, 1916-18

edited by Y.A. Bennett

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2010
Category
World War I, General, Letters, General, Canada
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774816090
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774816083
    Publish Date
    Apr 2009
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774858922
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $32.95

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

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

Contributor Notes

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

Editorial Reviews

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