Ida Collier with a man who didn't return home from the war. (Julie Duncan.)
Page one of a letter written in 1917 to Ida Collier signed "Your loving boy." (Julie Duncan.)
Page two of a letter written in 1917 to Ida Collier signed "Your loving boy." (Julie Duncan.)
Page three of a letter written in 1917 to Ida Collier signed "Your loving boy." (Julie Duncan.)
Page four of a letter written in 1917 to Ida Collier signed "Your loving boy." (Julie Duncan.)

Ida Collier

Ida Collier, from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, was a prolific letter-writer and corresponded with many friends fighting in the Great War.

Ida Collier, from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, was a prolific letter-writer and corresponded with many friends fighting in the Great War.

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