BX May 31, 1915

More Letters Received From Brantford Boys – Former Constable Cobden Has Been Running in Luck Since He Was Invalided to England – Pte. Lemon Tells of Narrow Escapes

Pte. Lemon, a Brantford boy with the First Canadian Contingent, had some narrow escapes in the recent fighting, having his coat torn off his back, but he escaped without a scratch. The following letter has been received by his mother Mrs. E. Lloyd Lemon, 7 Abel Avenue.

May 6, 1915

Dear Mother,

I have just come out of action, after having been under heavy fire. I had some very close escapes. I had my coat torn off my back, but did not get a scratch. It was very hard on the nerves. I came pretty near going under, but I am all right once again. The big guns do make a terrible noise. Lord Kitchener is in France and there will be something doing now. When the Canadians came out of the trenches everybody gave them a good word for what they had done, and said they were very plucky to stand out. You know, mother, a real Canadian will never go back on his word.