Kiss the kids for dad, Don’t forget to write
The Wartime Letters of George Timmins, 1916-18
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2010
- Category
- World War I, General, Letters, General, Canada
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774816090
- Publish Date
- Jan 2010
- List Price
- $32.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774816083
- Publish Date
- Apr 2009
- List Price
- $95.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774858922
- Publish Date
- Jan 2010
- List Price
- $32.95
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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