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1. Letter from West, Alfred Henry

   boot on [?] bum foot even size 10 so I had to wear a canvas shoe all the time. As soon as I went ... even get into until they brought me a shoe that opens up down how even then I had to get a no 9 but ... a 5.9 (nearly six inch) came over and come in at the corner of the roof. The walls and the floor of the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

2. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   surprise to have your letter written last Sunday arrive yesterday noon. I didn't get it till evening ... For some obscure reason the papers are allowed to publish the most tragic details about their ... cooking, and hard to do anything to help him at this end. They seem to be allowing very few of them to come ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 11:46pm

3. Letter from Dean, Harold Adelbert

   home can’t get any more than an existence on what money the soldiers send home and the govt allowance ... . Of course in England the soldiers wage is very small and the food is as high or even dearer than it ... branches of industry. The most them make good wages so the people that are working are even better off than ...

   Editor - Feb 8 2022 - 7:01am

4. Letter from Gill, Leslie Francis

   telling her jokes. The snip of hair fascinated me. Imagine! I examined it very closely, even measured it ... cooperation of someone in Canada. Money is another thing. Shes only allowed to take 10 [pounds] out of the ... even one zombie into volunteering, you’ve done a good days work. Dont let it worry you darling (“It ...

   Editor - Aug 1 2023 - 12:31pm

5. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   a couple of days ago. On the way home — it was a glorious spring evening — I came to the conclusion that ... working, and where I wrote you from. While there the runner came in and said there was a small draft of ... soldiers going up to the 29th. There are plenty of men here now, as a big truck came up from the base ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 1:23pm

6. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   same time that Belle's wedding cake came. Yes, I received them safely and they are fine. I thought ... hunting me up. But as it is Christmas time perhaps it is allowable to write a little extra. With love to ... return after reading it. I just came across it today. C.R. Army WWI North America Canada Letter from ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:08pm

7. Letter from Law, John William

   two British torpedo destroyers, just came along, one on each side, an hour or two ago, and we all have ... that the gun was useless as the roll of the ship would not allow 4 good sighting. Therefore for the ... class. The officers and seargants are first class but A company who came first on board were put down in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:40am

8. Letter from Liddiard, Walter

   chocolate are jake, I have become a choc-olate fiend since I came over here, so always be sure to send lots ... allowed in there. I forgot to tell you that we have a little canteen of our own now, which is pretty ... handy already, it came just in time. Glad that you are both keeping so well. Your loving son Walter Army ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:53am

9. Letter from Cousins, Frank C.

   allowed twelve days- a general sight-seeing tour must be completed in ten. If this war lasts long enough ... in London, long enough to see how crowded and expensive it is- and then came on to Scotland. It is an ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:36am

10. Letter from Hale, Robert

    5 o'clock then we are allowed out till 10 o'clock. Lights out 10:15. Today is Saturday and we were ... town twice since I came here. Dear Alice, how is everybody at home now? All well I hope. We see ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:36pm