Cyril L. C. Allinson served with the same battalion as John Mc Crae during World War I. Collection courtesy of Cynthia Macleod.

Cyril L. C. Allison served with the same battalion as John Mc Crae during World War I. Collection courtesy of Cynthia Macleod.

This envelope containing a letter from the front was misdirected many times before it finally reached the recipient.

This envelope containing a letter from the front was misdirected many times before it finally reached the recipient.

A letter of condolence from a soldier to his lost comrade's family in Canada. 1918.

A letter of condolence from a soldier to his lost comrade's family in Canada. 1918.