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Pte. Wilfred James Simshauser
Australian Imperial Force 33rd Battalion
from:Camo Santo,Barraba, New South Wales, Australia
(d.30th Mar 1918)
When Wilfred was wounded, and while he was recovering in England, he met a young woman named Alice Ferguson with whom he corresponed when he returned to the Western Front.
When he was killed in action on his body was a letter adressed to Miss Ferguson.A Corporal Evans found this letter and posted it to Miss Ferguson of the Australian Postal Section in London. Alice did not find out about Wilfred's death until three months later.