Heydon Villa Toronto
30th June 1914
Private Joseph Barnes
Dear Sir
Your wife was kind enough to let me see your letter to her, giving the account of the death of my Son the late Lt Col G. L. Derrison Jnnr I was very much pleased to see the very friendly manner in which you wrote of my dead Son- He must have been highly thought of by everyone- I have received letters from his Col, from General Reuicie, and other officers giving me particulars of his death, and all speaking of him in the highest terms
With all best wishes to you and hoping and m[?] that you will return safely
Yours very Sincerely
George Derrison