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1. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   though sleeping with us were allowed to eat in the first class dining room. Army captains still ate with ... than the ‘rolling’ Andes so I never heard of anyone being effected by it. The weather, even after we ... came over the loudspeaker for us to trim the ship for everyone would crowd to one side to see the ...

   Editor - May 20 2023 - 7:53am

2. Letter from Cobourg World

   allowed, even the blinds are down in all the cars on the railroad while almost everybody is wearing khaki. ... evening scouting for possible Zepplin raids and are continually on the job. We are about forty miles from ... even now. Every day at least a dozen trainloads of wounded pass through our camp. Folkstone, until last ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:57pm

3. Letter from Sproule, Hugh Charles

   I have for some time.   Would like to tell you where we are, but I am not allowed, not even daring to ... when I get back I will have a lot to tell you.   In closing might say that this is all we are allowed ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

4. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

   this weather. It is raining this evening and the ground will be muddy again just as it was beginning to ... allow kilts and our buttons all shined. We had our blankets all stored and when we found out we had to ... go and bring allow blankets and equipment out. I wrote a letter to Motherthe other day and forgot to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:11am

5. Letter from Thornton, Gordon Stanley

   10/9/16 Sunday Dear Mother & Dad Ethels letter and yours Mother came just yesterday morning to ... to Ethel. If we were allowed to keep diaries up to date they would be interesting reading for you in ... a messing allowance of about a dollar a day. We have lots of trouble getting stuff to eat for of course the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:56am

6. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   Mayor's Show on Friday, it came along at the back of our Office. There were some fine bands in the ... inches of his chest.   When the Tanks came along we failed to recognise the Male from the Female.   Three ... wagons of Munition Girls came along, supposed to be working, but needless to say, they were enjoying ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

7. Letter from Willoughby, Dr. Charles James McNeil

   here today before carrying on our grand march and I am now anxiously waiting orders to be allowed to ... I wrote last Sunday from Renaix. We moved from there next-morning and stopped in the evening at a place ... estaminets (saloons) thrown in My idea of a convent used to be a place where no person was allowed either to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:23am

8. Letter from Taylor-Bury

   since I was allowed out of the grounds I have been on one continuous round of pleasure. Edith came back ... Aunt Rose came to see me last Friday. She was looking very well but has aged quite a bit since I went ... to France. Winnie came on Sunday looking very well Aunt Constance and Edith came on Tuesday, and ...

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

9. Letter from Moore, Joseph Lorne

   ever get a chance to fly to England on leave, in fact I don't think I'll even get leave to go ... about Gwen being repatriated. Surely, they could pull strings somewhere and she could be allowed to stay ... with Jim. Yes, there were about thirty chaps I knew very well that came on this job when I did. My eyes ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:43am

10. Letter from Passmore, Lola M.

    Bull and Frank Cookson came over here on the 4th of February and they left this base on the 15th of ... February all except Billy Bull and he was a little sick and I came over on the 21st and so I met Billy Bull ... won't allow the Y.M.C.A. to open any day only between the hours of 11 AM to 1 PM and 4 PM to 8:30 PM for ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 6:07am