Somewhere in the Atlantic

Alfred was seventeen when he enlisted with the 115th Battalion. His brother Jimmy was fourteen when he enlisted with the 112th Battalion. Although in different Battalions the two brothers were on the RMS Olympic in July 1916 and found one another among the 4000 soldiers that roamed the decks. The day before the Olympic arrived in Liverpool, England, the two met and together wrote letters home. They concocted little notes and traced the outline of their Battalion badges and signed the paper with their name and Battalion number. Enclosed with the letter together with several other sheets was: “Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean on the troopship. Fine weather and a very pleasant journey. Saturday, July 29, 1916. Pte. A. J. Muise and Pte. J W. Muise both serving in the King’s army - H.R.M. King George V.” Alfred served with the 25th Battalion in France and was killed in action on April 29, 1917. James (Jimmy) served with the Royal Canadian Regiment and was gassed at Passchendaele and invalided to Canada in 1918. Read their full story at: http://wartimeheritage.com/storyarchive1/story_somewhere_in_the_atlantic.htm