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1. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   they cannot even apart from the Moretorium collect anything from you, however as long as they are ... allowance of 30 days grace which would make it due not until the middle of April, & then if you find you ... & words or even in deed & my kiddies too- and it is because I love you & my darlings so ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 12:59pm

2. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   "cakes". Helen is evidently much better now to be able to go about so much, even though she has to be ... for three of them I think. Of course cream is not allowed to be sold, it goes to the Government for ... munition purposes & very little if any cheese is allowed to be made. What is sold is all imported. On ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:01am

3. Diary from Townsend, Thomas Franklin

   ‘Freedom’. Received four letters and was happy for the evening reading and writing. July 10, 1916 Refused ... ‘growing’ behind Ypres. He told me of the very few who came out uninjured and alive, how, on that fatal ... roll. One page showed the names of those who came out safe, a very few names of those reported killed, then ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

4. Letter from Beames, Henry Denys

   evenings, before the fire at home, when we read Service’s stories of our northland written in his poetry we ... evening air was too full of a story of its own which we both read and feeling it, had no need to desecrate ... going in my direction. After a long search the clerk told me that there was one that came within about ...

   Editor - Feb 25 2023 - 6:05am

5. Letter from Loney, Edward (Ted)

   up the peace and quiet of the house for the one evening. We had Mary the daughter playing her piano ... liked to as he was busy most of Saturday and Sunday morning. Saturday evening we went to a show and saw ... then went to see some distant relations of his. We spent the afternoon with them. That evening they ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:27pm

6. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   is. Glad Mily arrived, you probably meant to mention that it came, but it is easy to overlook things. ... sit on my bottom long hours of the day, and evenings. It would be better if I could take a temporary ... this evening, The report has been a terrific amount of work, but even if nobody reads it, it will have ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:51am

7. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   remittance that I made in January. The reason you got it so quick was that it came right thro London where ... the other one came thro the field paymaster. I just had a postcard from Frank dated April 18th so ... I guess he came thro the Vimy scrap O.K. Syd is up the line again. They are not going to send any more men ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:59am

8. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

   came to hand- Father's of April 11, yours of the 9th & 10th, Marjorie & Mother's of ... impatient to be done by the time my turn came. He touched the stethoscope to my chest, looked me up and ... down- I distinctly saw the slight change of expression as he noticed the adhesive- but he did not even ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:15pm

9. Letter from Dutton Advance

   overcoats and ammunition and when the heat of the day came we felt like dropping, and before we reached ... shade and among burning stones with no water. But even that ended and we stumbled, almost fainting, up ... darkness came retired, but all night we were bringing in wounded. Next day, when the Boers left the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:23pm

10. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    Stout was there- so she came over in the afternoon. The poor old Lady was feeling very sorry- hated to ... you share for Empire- even before you went into this. I think you will be getting some of the snap ... our potatoes, They cleaned them right off yesterday & looked so droll. Mr. Burchill came along ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:35am