These final letters document the responses to the McRae family’s search for answers about their son, William Gordon McRae, who disappeared during the First World War. William a Royal Flying Corps pilot from Agassiz, British Columbia, failed to return to No. 19 Squadron following a scout flight on…
After Royal Flying Corps pilot William McRae is reported missing, his family entered a period of agonizing uncertainty. Letters, telegrams, and official correspondence with military authorities, the Red Cross, and other organizations became their only means of learning what had happened to them. Each new communication brought hope,…
These letters from William McRae, a Royal Flying Corps pilot from Agassiz, British Columbia, offer a glimpse into his daily life during wartime training. Writing to his mother, he shares moments that are both routine and show the uncertainty of miliary life. They are part of the William…
These letters from William McRae, a Royal Flying Corps pilot from Agassiz, British Columbia, offer a glimpse into his daily life during wartime training. Writing to his mother, he shares moments that are both routine and show the uncertainty of miliary life. Written in February and March 1917,…