The August everything changed for Walter Draycott

July 24, 2019

A 105 years ago one of Lynn Valley’s most well known citizen’s life change forever. On Aug. 4, 1914. A pioneer to Lynn Valley, North Vancouver, Walter Draycott answered the call for men at the start of World War I and was thrust into combat on the Western Front. He left an astounding legacy for all Canadians - The Great War Chronicle

A national legacy

The wealth of information and reflections were part of a four year project from 2014-2018 to release his diaries, drawings, recordings and other musings exactly 100 years after they were written. Complete last year the project is worth revisiting. LynnValleyLife share more about the project just before its launch in 2014. Check it out!. 

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