Feature Letter of December 28th, 2025
Gilroy, Wilbert H.
We were fortunate to get our turkey early. One of the battalion (27th Winnipeg) decided to feed the men with turkeys. So the colonel sent two officers out with instructions to get the goods. The scoured the country with a motor but birds were scarce & they had about 800 men to feed. Well they found some and started to buy at 2 francs a pound (40 cents). Soon the people got wise and up went the price. Finally they paid $1.25 a pound & the last few birds which were 12 pounders cost $15.00 apiece. The natives never lose a chance to stick it into us.
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