[ncluded among the attached papers is a diary by a Major Howland. He began the diary when he left Victoria, BC. on Dec 26, 1918 and concludes on January 26, 1919. The final entry is somewhat curious and indicates that he had become aware of the probability that the Canadian force would be withdrawn from Siberia within the next few months. Lieutenant Stuart Tompkins wrote regularly to his wife and some of his letters are referred to as a clarification of my Father’s comments in his diary. The other material that is attached includes a historical account of events in Siberia by the London Times with some summarization of the action in Northern Russia. Also Col. Nicholson’s account of the CEF 1914-18 in Siberia is attached.

Another attachment is a more cynical and brief reference to the Canadian involvement in Russia’s affairs taken from Donald Jack’s “Me Among the Ruins” which is part of the Bandy Papers. Bandy applies his own farcical remedy to Russia’s problems as he fights alongside the Canadian Artillery in Northern Russia.

By the end ofJanuary 1919 Prime Minister Borden informed the British P.M, Lloyd George that the Canadian forces would be withdrawn shortly. The first Canadian troops left Siberia on April 22“, l9l9 with other contingents following thereafter. They left behind the bodies of 19 casualties buried in the Cherkov Naval Cemetery in Vladivostok. None of these casualties came about from battle situations but were caused by disease or accidents. This began the a general withdrawal by all the Allies.