from Russ Carter:
"July 11th 1919
Bugler, Samuel Fothergill
No. 322783
Co.A.31st Inf
A.E.F. Siberia
Mrs Lizzie J. Cole
Rainier, Ore.
My Dear Mrs Cole,
I wish to extend to you the deepest sympathy of the members of this company of your son's death. Walter Cole, was a fine clean cut boy, a lovable and loyal comrade and his bright smiling face and ever buoyant nature will be sadly missed by us all, and reverently remembered as one of those very real friendships, he made us all feel.
Pvt. Cole was one of an outpost numbering some 72 men, that was attacked on the morning of June 25th by four or five times their number, that they were not completely annihilated is only due to the fact that they were all such boys as your son, Walter H. Cole, and the game fight which they put up in holding off the enemy until reinforcements could be brought up.
The end for your son came instantly and there was no suffering. He fought a good fight and died as a soldier should, who holds up his country's honor, and was a soldier, and a son, to be proud of.
Sincerely,
S. Fothergill"
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"July 11th 1919
Bugler, Samuel Fothergill
No. 322783
Co.A.31st Inf
A.E.F. Siberia
Mrs Lizzie J. Cole
Rainier, Ore.
My Dear Mrs Cole,
I wish to extend to you the deepest sympathy of the members of this company of your son's death. Walter Cole, was a fine clean cut boy, a lovable and loyal comrade and his bright smiling face and ever buoyant nature will be sadly missed by us all, and reverently remembered as one of those very real friendships, he made us all feel.
Pvt. Cole was one of an outpost numbering some 72 men, that was attacked on the morning of June 25th by four or five times their number, that they were not completely annihilated is only due to the fact that they were all such boys as your son, Walter H. Cole, and the game fight which they put up in holding off the enemy until reinforcements could be brought up.
The end for your son came instantly and there was no suffering. He fought a good fight and died as a soldier should, who holds up his country's honor, and was a soldier, and a son, to be proud of.
Sincerely,
S. Fothergill"
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from Russ Carter:
"July 11th 1919
Bugler, Samuel Fothergill
No. 322783
Co.A.31st Inf
A.E.F. Siberia
Mrs Lizzie J. Cole
Rainier, Ore.
My Dear Mrs Cole,
I wish to extend to you the deepest sympathy of the members of this company of your son's death. Walter Cole, was a fine clean cut boy, a lovable and loyal comrade and his bright smiling face and ever buoyant nature will be sadly missed by us all, and reverently remembered as one of those very real friendships, he made us all feel.
Pvt. Cole was one of an outpost numbering some 72 men, that was attacked on the morning of June 25th by four or five times their number, that they were not completely annihilated is only due to the fact that they were all such boys as your son, Walter H. Cole, and the game fight which they put up in holding off the enemy until reinforcements could be brought up.
The end for your son came instantly and there was no suffering. He fought a good fight and died as a soldier should, who holds up his country's honor, and was a soldier, and a son, to be proud of.
Sincerely,
S. Fothergill"
Thank you very much for sharing.
"July 11th 1919
Bugler, Samuel Fothergill
No. 322783
Co.A.31st Inf
A.E.F. Siberia
Mrs Lizzie J. Cole
Rainier, Ore.
My Dear Mrs Cole,
I wish to extend to you the deepest sympathy of the members of this company of your son's death. Walter Cole, was a fine clean cut boy, a lovable and loyal comrade and his bright smiling face and ever buoyant nature will be sadly missed by us all, and reverently remembered as one of those very real friendships, he made us all feel.
Pvt. Cole was one of an outpost numbering some 72 men, that was attacked on the morning of June 25th by four or five times their number, that they were not completely annihilated is only due to the fact that they were all such boys as your son, Walter H. Cole, and the game fight which they put up in holding off the enemy until reinforcements could be brought up.
The end for your son came instantly and there was no suffering. He fought a good fight and died as a soldier should, who holds up his country's honor, and was a soldier, and a son, to be proud of.
Sincerely,
S. Fothergill"
Thank you very much for sharing.
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