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1. Diary from Wilson, Andrew

   Church parade to Theatre at 11 A.M. Not allowed out of area all day. Army WWI Europe France Diary 1918 ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:21pm

2. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   out. But at least we were allowed more liberty up there than at Taplow. I was out every day from 1.30 ... a beauty of age and respect- almost veneration, thus destroyed. I know it must affect English people even ... I found Ralph Stenton still playing the organ over in the Borden Club and I had a swell evening talking ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:45pm

3. Letter from Ross, James Wells

   Oct. 14th, Wednesday. This morning we passed the Scilly Islands at a distance, and this evening ... came into Plymouth Harbour. We watched a large battleship at target practise, just outside. She carried ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:46pm

4. Letter from Ross, James Wells

   again even in action. We rested for a while then came here. I am going to the guns for supper and then ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:38pm

5. Letter from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

   very lonely to be in a ward alone as no one is allowed in to see us but as the other beds are occuppied ... or something each morning and bring my letters down to me but I’m not allowed to see them, so far ... evening and we have every attention. The pain in my head legs and back was something desperate and you ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

6. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   all sealed up at night, and make great speed then. Possibly we do not carry even ship’s lights, altho ... we do not know this, as we are not allowed on deck at night. I will sure be glad when we sight land, ... – 4.15 A.M. Well we are anchored off a city at last, but I am not allowed to name it. Also I am not ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2023 - 11:00am

7. Letter from Robertson, Gordon Stuart

   December 25th. They came on Jan 12, so that was not too bad. I also got one from Aunt Carrie and one from ... longer the address had the Division mentioned. That is not allowed in address now nor is the Brigade to ... Then I put in a piece of the cotton which came around the parcel, and covered it with bacon grease- ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:10pm

8. Letter from Brown, Jack Malcolm

   letter-writing, then besid[es] there is not much news that we are allowed to write about. please do not fret over ... I am pleased to know you are enjoying life over there. We have some jolly times, even over here. There ... alright to have a trench right through the centre of a town, an[d] not being allowed to walk on the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:33pm

9. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

   next evening. A bugler boy came to give him first aid, and before he (the boy,) had time to remove his ... change on the evening, April 23. At about 6 a.m. he was wounded, and he lay on the field until 8 p.m. the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:55pm

10. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

    I have really been getting around since I came to Brandon. Last Monday we found out that we were posted ... a hostess invited us for dinner on the following evening. She said she had a houseful of girls and we ... thought it must be some kind of a boarding house. When we went up on Wed. evening the girls were her two ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:41pm