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Service Records for F.C. Billings 2130555 including discharge papers.

Series consists of five photographs:

1. Photo of Fred Billings and another soldier
2. Photo of Fred in front of barracks in France - reverse side shows barracks with what looks like an Eaton's store
3. D. Co. 94 Battalion C.E.F. Unit photo
4. June 27, 1918, HCB called to Brandon, Man. - [Shows parade past McDonalds Clothing Store]

Includes: Canadian YMCA Song Sheet; an Order of Service to be used at the cessation of hostilities; Order of Service Westminster Abbey, Empire Day, May 24, 1919; Canada and Her Soldiers, booklet issued under the authority of the Government of Canada, January 1919; A copy of "In Flanders' Fields" torn out of another publication.

Series includes 7 postcards sent by Fred Billings to his family in Canada most dated 1919 as he waits to be transported home. Also includes one oversize postcard of R.M.S. Caronia, the boat that transported Fred Billings back to Canada July, 1918. This postcard was originally mounted on an 8x10 in. cardboard that has a synopsis of his war service.