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1. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

   Paris late in evening of Dec. 22, so have till about Jan. 4. The weather couldn't be beaten- ... ones I got in London and I am going to try and send them in letters if allowed to. This is an immense ... some ways, it is not as nice; the foreign language puts one at a great disadvantage, for even if one ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:45am

2. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   important than even England herself. Some of them even have the gall to say that “Oh well, we will get it ... supply was inadequate, due to the fact that the reservoirs had been allowed to fall into almost complete ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

3. Letter from McNeill, John

   one of which came here & was sent to Seaford & the other which went to Seaford was an old ... on. We have been having dandy weather here ever since I came back, but it is beginning to change now ... seems to me that she is going to make a separate peace, if she does it will allow Germany to send all ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

4. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   reproached the government or allowed even a hint of anger or doubt creep into her voice. She had implicit ... But worse even than the damage to the buildings is the damage to human lives. Every night sees its ... ventilation. Can you imagine living under these appalling conditions? And it is very little better even among ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:34pm

5. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   afternoon or evening; so I bucked up my score pretty considerably and came 3rd or 4th out of our platoon. We ... the evening, but by bed time the clouds seemed to have passed over and Jerry and I decided to risk it ... long before a blinding flash of lightning startled us; then the rain came! Fortunately we were under ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:18pm

6. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   just going to drop a line tonight but am going to write a long letter tomorrow evening. Pardon me for ... got a good name in Horsham. Well we came here and continued doing such good work that we completed it ... in three weeks- about half the time generally takes, in fact in record time for the camp. We came on ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:23am

7. Letter from Morrisette, Gordon J.

   mean that we fire continuously but we have to stand by even having our meals served on the guns when on ... duty. We are not allowed to tell when we move to another part of the front but where the Canadians are ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:19pm

8. Letter from Stares, William James

   allowing singing to go on after “Lights out” still I suppose like us Boys here, we break out occasionally. ... was going to a good Battalion. All the Rest of the Boys in Camp are fine Yesterday evening spent the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

9. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   3 miles away, we naturally saw a lot of each other. When I first came to the Maple Leaf- from where I am ... Sheila came back to town just a few months ago after the raids had subsided, she and two other girls took ... in the pubic libraries all day long and read books because he was so poor he couldn't even pay ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:51pm

10. Postcard from Johnson, Joseph Wesley

    present. Rgt. No. 439364. This was the type of card allowed by censors in the first world war. The writing ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm