Source: Gathering Our Heroes.
Family Search: When Private Roy George Teeter was born on 29 January 1898, in Ontario, Canada, his father, Solomon Daniel M W Teeter, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth McLean, was 25. He married Margaret Alice Hornick on 27 July 1925, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1924 and lived in Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 18, his occupation is listed as farmer in Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada. He died on 29 September 1954, in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 56, and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
Private Roy George Teeter, reg. no. 880558.
This man enlisted with the 186th Battalion on 17 January 1916 at London, Ontario.
He was an farmer and indicated his religious affiliation as Methodist.
He arrived in England on 7 April 1917 aboard the SS (HMT) Lapland.
Assigned to the 4th Reserve Battalion on 7 April 1917 at Bramshott Camp. He was transferred to the 18th Battalion on 8 December 1917.
He arrived “in the field” on 26 December 1917.
He suffered a wound from barbed wire on 25 January 1918 and required medical treatment at No 4 Canadian Field Ambulance and rejoined his Battalion on 31 January 1918. This incident was investigated and it was determined to be accidental and he was not at fault.
On 13 April 1918 he suffered contusions to both legs and was sent to the rear for medical attention and was not returned for duty until 24 December 1918 in Germany.
He served the rest of the war with the 18th Battalion and he was discharged due to demobilization on 28 March 1919 at London, Ontario.
Letter to Parents
France, Aug. 31st 1918
To Mr. and Mrs.Dan Teeter,
Dear Mother and Dad –
I suppose you have been worrying because you have not heard from me sooner but I have been through a big “Scrap”. I have much to be thankful for, as I am the only one in our Section to come out alive. I thought my old chum Jack Sumner was going to be spared, but after we had gone through the worst he and I took thirteen prisoners at one place and three more at another, he got his. I am sending you some German money in this letter, I hope the Censor lets it go through, I also have some more souvenirs such as gadgets, and ornaments, three revolvers and a dandy watch. I think I will send the watch home when I go on my leave, but suppose that won’t be very soon for it’s hard to get a leave at present.
How is everybody in the old town? I hope you are all well and having a good time. Don’t worry about for I am feeling find and quite capable of taking care of myself. Hoping you receive this letter O.K. and that I have an early reply.
I remain lovingly,
Roy.
Source: Gathering Our Heroes. This site notes that the likely source of this letter is the Wallaceburg newspaper.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 