This collection consists of four letters from the Cape Breton region from WWI. To Lieutenant James Murphy from his mother, April 2, 1917 ©Beaton Institute, University College of Cape Breton MG 20, 25 James Murphy was born in Cape Breton (Margaree) in 1893 and worked in coal mine at an early age until he enrolled at St. Francis Xavier to complete his high school education. During his first year at college war broke out and he was selected to go to the Royal Military College where he obtained his commission as Lieutenant. His army career began in 1916, serving at Somme and Vimy Ridge, where he was wounded and received the Military Cross. After the war Murphy moved to the United States and settled in Detroit. He died in 1972 To Gerald Liscombe from his mother, Mrs. Edward Liscombe, January 17, 1919 ©Beaton Institute, Univesity College of Cape Breton MG 12, 59 (2) From Alex Morrison to his mother, Bessie Morrison, August 26, 1917 ©Beaton Institute, University College of Cape Breton B&G file Alex C. Morrison Alex Morrison was born in Sydney in 1897 and enlisted with the Cape Breton Highlanders 185th Battalion in 1916 and later transferred to the 25th Battalion in 1918. He fought in the battle of Amiens for which he was decorated with the Military Medal. He died in Sydney in 1998 at the age of 100. From Lieutenant Percy Willmot to his sister Dorothy, November 1, 1917