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Date: May 17th 1918
To
Arthur Winterbottom - (Sydney's father)
From
Lt. Eber Akin Dunfield
Letter

MILITIA AND DEFENCE.

In reply please Quote
No. 649-W-13458

Ottawa, Ont. May 17, 1918.

A. Winterbottom, Esq.,
General Delivery,
Kamloops,
British Columbia.

Dear Sir,-

            Re-Pte. S.A. Winterbottom, #116506, 29th Battalion

With reference to the estate of the late soldier above mentioned, I beg to acknowledge receipt of Army Form 64 duly completed, for which I thank you.

Certain articles of personal effects belonging to your son are being despatched to you to-day. Enclosed in the parcel will be an inventory of the effects sent you, and I should be obliged if you will receipt this inventory and return to this Office.

Yours Faithfully,
E.A. Dunfield
Lieut.
for Director Military Estates.

HG/MGB.

[handwritten comment added below the typed message:
Only a housewife, his disk #116505, and an old pocket book came to our intense disgust”]

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