Collecting these excerpts from Wallace Chambers' Vancouver diary
and World War I letters has been a labour of love for author John
Gillis. The result is an extraordinary record of one ordinary young
man's life just after the turn of the century. Wallace Chambers
kept a diary from 1907 to 1913 while he lived in Vancouver. He
filled each day with as much as he could, especially outdoors
activities. Wallace was also passionate about cultural and social
activities and enjoyed many of the events and venues Vancouver
offered. His diary gives a rare glimpse into the world of
middle-class young people in Vancouver of the early 1900s. Over the
years a tender love story unfolded in Wallace's diary as he
gradually fell in love with Cecie, the woman he hadn't seen since
1905. When Wallace went off to war in 1914, he and Cecie were
briefly reunited in England before he left for the front. His
letters home were graphic and poignant. Wallace was killed in 1915
at the age of 29.
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