https://18thbattalioncef.blog/2026/04/14/so-we-are-getting-pretty-near-to-the-actual-thing-a-letter-to-chelsey-ontario/History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth"en2026-04-14T17:27:33+00:00“…so we are getting pretty near to the actual thing.”: A Letter to Chelsey, OntarioWW1, history, machine gun, letter home, family-history, military, Chesley Ontario, soldier life, writing