Lt.-Col. G.W.L. Nicholson typed letter signed to editor of the Globe and Mail by NICHOLSON, Lt.-Col. G.W.L. (Gerald William Lingen) [1902-1980] - 1957

1957. No binding. Very Good. Lt.-Col. G.W.L. Nicholson Typed Letter signed. One page, was folded, 7-1/4 x 10 inches. Dated April 16th, 1957, on letterhead of the [Anglican Church] Diocese of Ottawa, The Synod Office, to The Editor, Globe and Mail, Toronto. Message of 88 words: sending review copy of "Faith of Our Fathers" published in 1957, by Robert Jefferson and Leonard Johnson; book given advance publicity in Diocese of Ottawa.

Old staple removed marks top left corner, otherwise very good condition.

The Diocese of Ottawa at the time of publication included the Deaneries of Arnprior, Carleton, Lanark, Pembroke, Prescott, Russell & Stormont. Reverend Jefferson was their Bishop.

Lt.-Col. G.W.L. (Gerald William Lingen) Nicholson was a was a Canadian soldier, historian, author, and teacher. He was the Director of the Historical Section, Army Headquarters. He is best known for his 1962 book Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, the only official history of Canada's participation in World War I.