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1. Letter from Hansell, Harry Ernest

   church in the evening. He came. So began our friendship. I don't want to bore you with details, but ... that same evening later on, in the bowling alley. I was bowling in a league and had just completed ... I was going to refuse, then my better judgment came to the surface, and I consented, thinking to myself ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:42pm

2. Letter from McNaughton, John Leslie

   I am in England for ten days leave. I came over on the 10th of Feb and will be due to go back again ... a god many ways. I also saw some other fellows I know since I came here. Ewen McDonell from Lancaster ... France and I could get some good snaps but of course regulations would not allow me. Perhaps it is just ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:49pm

3. Letter from Gass, Clarence Reginald

   Witley Camp, Dec. 22, 1916. Dear Lillian: I wrote Aunt Bessie a few evenings ago so it is your ... turn tonight. Your letter of the 4th and Aunt Bessie's of the 7th came today also one from home ... mailed the 7th. The box came today too and everything in it was lovely. Thank you all very much for ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:05pm

4. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   what we are allowed. And even if I did have money, I don't know what I would buy for nearly ... bandages yet so I have no way of knowing in what condition my arm is even in. But it is very sore at the ... able to touch a cent of it, even to send home Xmas presents to your family. I have already explained ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:49pm

5. Letter from Hollett, William Lloyd

   our faces drop a foot. I sure hope it doesn’t cramp your week end too much I even pictured myself up ... there at the Mike and walking off with a prize. I guess the folks will be disappointed too; they even ... allowed out of the barracks, and then we can only go over to our own lecture but, where they have set up ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

6. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   through a town, that was being bombed while we came through so you may be sure we didn't waste much ... are only 5 minutes walk away so quite handy. On Monday morning I went on duty and just came off this ... allowance of Plum Pudding which was very good. The chicken could have been younger. There was snow about ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:34am

7. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   one from Bill came yesterday. Was in town again, and it was nice to have your letter when I got back. ... I have a wife who likes to get out into the garden and stir up things, even if she does wear her ladder ... perfect. Not a cloud, lovely and warm, I even lay out in the sun with my shirt off for half an hour after ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:59am

8. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   letter, as altho one is allowed to in the case of these coast obase camps & areas, I thought it ... & windy but no rain until late in the evening, did not interfere in the least with a town excursion. ... decided to take the 3 oclock car back- but as we waited for it an Air Force motor tender came along & ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:28am

9. Diary from Newton, John

   usual shoots. Wrote to May. Sunday Dec. 2, 1917 Fine Came down to the Wagon Lines, calling on Bgde HQ on ... and kept them open till 4 P.M. Went over to Bgde for supper and stayed the evening. Received a letter ... Wagon Lines all day. Capt. Mielke down for a visit. McDougall came down in the afternoon for a couple of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:13am

10. Letter from Hamm, Allan

    we have had great weather all along but it is raining this evening. I saw Roland Harpel the other day ... he used to work at Lowe's when I was there he came over here in the 24 seige battery and was ... I will be in France I guess quite a number of the boys that came over with me are gone about a week ago. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:26pm