Letter from Robert Warren to Isabel A. Richardson (February 1, 1915)
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A two-page letter from Robert Warren to Isabel A. Richardson, dated February 1st, 1915. In this letter, Warren tells Richardson about the recent changes in his life, including the change in address and his resignation from the Brandon Association to work with the 1st C.M.R. in his area. He also writes about how the local Association work is providing for soldiers despite the war. Robert Warren spent his childhood in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Prior to Springfield College, Warren worked as a playground director in New Bedford, Massachusetts (1909) and supervisor of playgrounds in Newport, Rhode Island (1910). In 1911, he spent six months as the boys’ secretary at the Newport Association. During World War I, Warren attained the rank of Sergeant with the First Canadian Mounted Rifles in France. He was killed in action on September 15, 1916.
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