Dear Steve:

Soignies, Nov 20, 1918

You will note by the address that I am on my way to the Rhinelands being now about 20 kms from the historic city of Mons. I just got back to the Bn. Last night after 5 days going up and down the line and making my way here. It is a fairly "tres bon" war now and we are looking forward to demobilization and the problem foremost in our minds is "when shall we be returned to civilian life again?". But meanwhile we are not downhearted. The H.Q. details like Intelligence signalers have all been returned to their companies and I am now back in No. 3 company in the same old platoon #11 and am now a full fledged rear rank "buck".

I should be able to write freely but the dislocation resultant upon being away and getting back to altered conditions has knocked me out from a letter writing standpoint. I’m restless and have so many of the boys to look up in different companies that letter-writing is neglected and my only half heartedly indulged when at all. Ross Murray is away on leave to Scotland but as he is in No. 1 Coy now it may be days after he returns before I see him.

Fellows returning from leave report great doings in London when the armistice was reported signed and I suppose Toronto and all Canada for that matter went wild.

"What are the wild waves saying?" Whispering rumours of a return to civil life. "Tres biens"

Your brother, Cannon