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1. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   Wed night My Uncle & Aunt & Kitty came to see me yesterday (Sunday) & I expect Mother will ... Audrey to say that I was there. They came around with a list of missing men in July & I saw my name ... sent back to London About a month after another letter came back to say this other fellow was in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:55pm

2. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   Friday night Cam came up to London, and on Saturday P.M. he and Nellie P. & I went over to Victoria ... Sunday P.M. Cam and Frank's brother, Arthur came over and we sat and talked in the hospital grounds. ... all day pass in from Epsom. He came over to Mile End Hospt. at noon. It was the first time that I had ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

3. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   I had to clear out last night before I was really thro. My first letter came to-day. It was from Victor ... I intended writing Floss last night too, but did not get too it, so I came right down here from parade and ... crowded we usually have to walk on the road. Even the roads thro the camp are paved. They sure are strong ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2023 - 11:11am

4. Letter from Hale, Robert

   course, if I am allowed to do so. Do you think I will be? So Harold takes my part does he? I am glad to ... course, if I am allowed to do so. Do you think I will be? ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:40pm

5. Letter from Dean, Harold Adelbert

   as I am not allowed to but some day I will tell you all about it, I just write a letter to let you ... allowance yet and what is happening around home. These are what I would like to know soon as I can get word. ...

   Editor - Jan 31 2022 - 10:22am

6. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   I came out here so that I found plenty to do. After dinner Stuart and I went to the orchard where I read ... that we had an afternoon [?] in the long grass and came back to base dirty and disheveled but [?] This ... evening we both went into the town (if it can be so called) to explore a bit. The houses here are along ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:14pm

7. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   had not already been presented were presented by the General who came down on purpose to do this. He ... Blake. A ceremonial parade should have taken place last night but after pay parade this evening it was ... for the sake of uniformity on this anticipated ceremonial parade this evening everyone had to have ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:18pm

8. Diary from Kempling, George Hedley

   marched through to Havre, (by the way, this is the fort where we landed when we came to France on June ... mouth. Our escort was a light cruiser, painted black. It looked mighty business-like. The evening was ... 5 miles, heavy marching order, (Phew!) to the big rest camp. On the way to camp we came by a big job of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:42pm

9. Letter from Bennett, James Howard

   has a scar on his neck about eight inches long right down the side of his neck. Last evening there was ... a concert at the "Y" here, it was such a nice evening and so warm that they fixed up a platform ... and had it out-doors. Just before time for the concert to start there was an aeroplane came over came ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:07pm

10. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    Maine. He had about 10,000 hrs. in when war broke out (he probably had even before he came to Canada) so ... educated in France and Germany, came to this country about 9 years ago, became a bush pilot flying for the ... for the rest of the evening until it is time to go home. That's how I met her and her family. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:15pm