Convalescent Hospital,
Qualicum Beach,
Vancouver Is.,
27th July 1917.

My dearest Mother,

Yours of 1st July to hand, and regret to infer that you have not received the last letter which I wrote you.

I am now in good health in every way - my eyesight is now as good as ever and the skin much stronger.

The place where I am now is situated about 110 miles from Victoria and about 30 miles from where our Battn. Trained. Formerly a seaside hotel, it is equipped with all facilities for golf, lawn tennis, bowling greens, boating and fishing which are indulged in by the returned men who are convalescing here, of whom there are about 120.

The Canadian Hospitals Commission are to provide re-educational facilities for men to be discharged, I have not yet heard any details of their schemes.

I do not know how long I may remain here but I do not see any reason to leave yet. There is a Special Service Co. formed up in Vancouver of returned men, and men discharged from convalescent homes are placed in it. As yet they have had no duties assigned them, but they are being held until the Milit. Service Act is enforced, for various duties.

I was glad to hear that Uncle John is so much better.

Your letters were opened by the Censor, and apparently he was puzzled by a phrase which was underlined by him. The Irish Convention and movements of ships or of those who travel should be avoided in correspondence, at these times..

I received yr. newspaper clippings which I read with surprise.

I hope both you and Dorothy are well. You seem to be in pretty good spirits now.

Everything is very quiet here. The weather is sultry without much rain. The cedars and Douglas fur stands 300 ft high. I prefer the interior climate to that of the coast.

With best wishes to you all
I am your loving Willie