WWI 1916 119th Battalion Peter Turley Niagara Camp Storm Letter Canada #1416

WWI 1916 Canadian 119th Battalion Letter – Pte. Peter Cressy Turley – Niagara Camp Storm – Original Envelope Original First World War Canadian military letter and matching envelope, written by Private Peter Cressy Turley, service no. 755038, of Company A, 119th (Algoma) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. The letter is written on illustrated Y.M.C.A. “With His Majesty’s Canadian Forces on Active Service” stationery and is dated June 11, 1916, from Niagara-on-the-Lake military camp, Ontario. Turley writes about life in camp, his recent joining of the 119th Battalion, expectations of leaving for England, poor weather, camp food, church services, and the large number of soldiers stationed at Niagara. Most notably, he describes a violent storm at the military camp, reporting that three men were killed and approximately forty injured. This gives the letter unusually strong historical content beyond ordinary family correspondence and provides a firsthand Canadian soldier account of conditions at Niagara Camp during WWI. The letter is identified: Peter Turley Company A 119 Battalion The reverse also carries his address information and service number 755038. Included is the original envelope addressed to Mrs. Robert Hagen, with: * 2¢ red King George V Canadian postage stamp * Toronto, June 11, 1916 postmark * Canadian National Exhibition machine cancellation * Additional Ontario transit/receiving postmarks * Printed Canadian Forces active-service design Highlights: * Original WWI Canadian soldier letter * Dated June 11, 1916 * Pte. Peter Cressy Turley, No. 755038 * 119th Algoma Battalion, C.E.F. * Niagara-on-the-Lake military camp * Firsthand account of deadly camp storm * Mentions expected deployment to England * Original YMCA military stationery * Original matching stamped envelope * Excellent Canadian military, genealogy, and postal-history interest Condition: Original used condition with expected age-related toning, folds, creasing, handling wear, small edge tears, and general surface wear. Envelope shows typical postal wear and opening wear. Writing remains dark, clear, and highly legible. Please review all photographs carefully for exact condition. A particularly desirable named and researchable WWI Canadian soldier letter, made significantly more interesting by the firsthand account of the Niagara military camp storm and the survival of its original postal envelope.