A small episode of the #FWW but important to Poles. In the summer of 1914, the so-called #Bayonne Legion (the Bayonnais - Bajończycy) was formed from #Polish volunteers in #Bayonne . It was a company of about 200 men, commanded by the French, with Polish NCOs. The company 1/
Charles Whatley, in the fish trade in Port Arthur #Ontario , sent this art card to a lady friend. Whatley served in France with the 52nd CEF and was badly wounded in one hand in 1917. He added a morse code message: 'Kiss for love'. #WWI#FWW
