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1. Letter from Cox, Bertram Howard

   need your help and even then some. We take a week, about, at the guns and horse lines, and I came back ... Nearly everyone has them from the dug outs. So just fancy if I came to see you now. You would have to put ... She's a terrible war isn't she? But we all look on the humorous side of things if even it's ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Nov 16 2021 - 2:30pm

2. Letter from Thompson, Archie

   went it would mean trouble for us when we came back so I did not go. How is Irving and all the rest of ... ladies until 1 a.m. All the ladies were dressed in evening gowns I had a hard time keeping my army boots ... from stepping on those evening dresses. The evening was held in the biggest ball room in the city. Well ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:49pm

3. Letter from North Shore Archives

   town and it is just a great place. When we came here the Germans had only left it a little over a day-- ... They left the place without even breaking a window. It is in perfect condition. They left all the ... hands and kiss them. And the kids, the young woman and even the old folks they would get around you and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:39pm

4. Letter from Gordon, Alexander MacLennan

   9 April, 1915 My dear Father: I wish you could look in on us here for the evening. For the first ... time since we came to France, Huntly and I are billeted in the same town-railhead for the time being. ... the evenings are chilly. So I was drawn to Huntly’s billet. He always manages to make himself cosy and ...

   Editor - Jan 3 2024 - 8:06am

5. Letter from McArthur, John Alexander

   a little lonely sometimes. You see we are isolated and no one is allowed to come near us except the guards ... to hurry this up as my stomach waits for no one- not even you. I don't expect that there will be ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:42pm

6. Letter from Billard, Lewis G.

   let you know. My orders are to arrive in Lachine on the 25th. So that allows me only nine days leave, ... days at home, and I'll see Joyce for two days, at the end of September, even though I'd ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:58pm

7. Letter from Row, John, Sr.

   a corporal as far as pay is concerned. There are only a certain number allowed, and they were all filled at ... last letter I told you about the Saturday Evening Posts. Also if you could send me a weekly Winnipeg ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:03am

8. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   this or I get to you first. I leave Buxton on Monday 13th (this is Saturday evening) for Liverpool ... & we may sail the same day- the voyage will take about 11 days at the outside, & there allowing ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:59am

9. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   alright but we were called out in a hurry that evening so that I think some things must have been lost. It ... I shall look forward to letters regular from you when they do begin to come in. We are only allowed to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:40am

10. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

    interservices meet. As we had got 1 st and 3 rd at #4 I was ineligible as only two were allowed from each ... again and our representative in the high jump broke the Saskatchewan record by clearing six feet even ...

    Editor - Jun 6 2023 - 10:19am