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1. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   I will be glad when we get over. We are allowed to throw away no meat, potatoes or bread & this ... pleasure out of our evenings to-gether. She is about Miriam’s height & bild, long dark lashes, hair ... here, with whom I have cared to spend the second evening. As my time for pleasure over here is likely ...

   Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 4:34pm

2. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   our own money. In regard to the separation allowance you should be getting $25 a month as Dad is ... tell him from me that even in conscription a mother can claim one son and so he is quite justified in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:11am

3. Letter from Sproule, Hugh Charles

   drying up the mud, and making us feel more cheerful the singing of the birds is very welcome, for even ... now?   Just where we are now, I am not allowed to say, but some time ago we were in a place in the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

4. Letter from Nash, Edward Beverly

   work even street-cleaners. Battalions of them are recruited and taken to France Well mother of course ... Everything is very dear here.  The people can hardly get meat of any kind. We are not allowed enough coal to ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

5. Letter from Gray, John Teaton

   even fifty days or so. You see I am definitely going to the far East. They will give all the leave they ... possibly can. All I have to worry about now is how long it takes to flatten Japan. I am allowing a year for ...

   Editor - Oct 24 2022 - 12:18pm

6. Letter from Law, John William

   at all. From Ardrossan we went back to Glasgow on Saturday evening and on Sunday came away to go to ... and no maid. On Monday evening uncle John took us all to the show to see the pantomime Red Riding ... Weirs at Mount Florida. Luckily they were all in and we spent the afternoon and evening until about ...

   Editor - Feb 11 2023 - 12:24pm

7. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   together. That’s just as it should be, of course. In England, some papers don’t even print the men’s names ... deal exclusively with officers — the magazine pictures, even the blessed ads, all officers; they make ... sleep under my overcoat, when the old familiar screech came over, apparently rather close. It was ...

   Editor - Mar 9 2022 - 9:39am

8. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

   evidently expected an attack and was well prepared. He got a direct hit on No. 2 gun pit. Shell came thru ... covering, etc. to receive a new gun which was brought up in same evening. He had evidently been shelling our ... E sub waggons ruined. We were late getting to bed that evening. One of our number had been made brigade ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:19pm

9. Letter from Redman, George Henry

   is even worse than I am and that is not saying much for him, I cant understand how you came to be ... would be unless it was willie and if he had enough gall I hope you laughed in his face even if you had ... anything yet and no signs, the miners here are on strike came out saterday havent got their pay for six ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:15am

10. Letter from Skeet, Frank

    You'll be glad to know I had a parcel yesterday from your ladies aid, and it just came at the right time. ... anyway. I even was to a swimming pool just after supper, so you'll know how I liked that. It would be ... over here, as we came along, and it was good to see, after nothing but trenches and shell holes. But ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:57pm