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1. Letter from Gass, Clarence Reginald

   Bayfield, N.S. March 2, 1916 Dear James: You will see by this that I am back on the farm. I came ... The sleighing is good and I have done a lot of driving. We had a dance in the Hall Tuesday evening ... away. The night I left we had a big rain and the streets were deep with slush. The same evening here ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:10pm

2. Letter from Bell, William Robert

   at seven this evening. We stopped over in Montreal from 7 till 3:15 so I phoned up Meryl & got ... girlfriend went down to the station with us. Came by St. John & Moncton etc. We came through both Debert ... anyway even though they are rough. I think we are miles from down town. It seemed a long ride from the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:11pm

3. Letter from Drewry, Lawrence John

   in front of me so here’s a few lines. Marys 241 and 243 came the day before yesterday and Mums 242 ... and 244 came today. Had one from Andy dated 2/7 the first one for some time but than of course ... out in the sun so much today, and other days, with just a bathing suit on, don’t even wear a hat and ...

   Editor - Jul 24 2022 - 3:47pm

4. Diary from Tilbury, Frank

   another man Air battle about 11.30 got letter from George and Gordon. fine day. fine day & evening air ... evening. air battle about 8.30Pm first new potatoes Wednesday, July 4th, 1917 revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am ... and Mother sent silk cards inside. very cool evening got colours for Vimy Ridge Friday, July 6th, 1917 ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:52am

5. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   week- one dated 29 Sept came on Tuesday- and one of 5th Oct on Friday- so everything is first rate. Also ... 5 October, there are a couple of things I should say before I forget. My appointment to the CASF came through ... straightened out in the long run. The last allowances of £18-0-0 was sent you 6 Sept.- That was for the month ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:45am

6. Letter from McNeill, John

   light, just like a bird, they come down so easy, there was one that came over from France & its wings ... touched, he came down laughing & seemed to think that it was a great joke, but I could’nt see where the ... fun came in, one of the Airmen offered to take me up for a short trip, but I very politely declined, ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

7. Diary from Davies, Harry

   relieved tomorrow night April 8 Misty and damp today, stand to at 4:00 a.m. but no attack came off, up to ... gun positions in afternoon, general shelling all over front, being relieved tonight by Imperials, came ... ready to move up in afternoon, cleaned a bit in afternoon, wrote a couple of letters in the evening ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:55pm

8. Diary from Fowler, Jordan Mott

   the rest of H.Q. came in evening. We dug ourselves in to protect from bombs. Sept. 8/18- Had a good ... the enemy came over in swarms, 20 coming at a time. Sept. 3/18- Hun evidently retired during the night ... 66th-balloon came down in flames, I thought it was dropping on me. Sept. 6/18- A fine hot day. Word of orders ...

   Editor - Sep 12 2022 - 4:45pm

9. Letter from Hearle, Eric

   dislocated a 4.30 & [?] miles to the station with our full suit on, and even old soldiers were completely ... [?] apples and sandwiches & even offered shillings as they thought we might be out of English ... cigarettes away my stick you [?] came in might useful as the pretty girls were might been after them. WE got ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 12:06am

10. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

    Canadian Highlanders. I'm surprised that she would waste her time reading such reports. The 134th came ... about 11 o'clock to defend our camp against a mob who wanted to get even because we wouldn't ... join them when they attacked the headquarters buildings earlier in the evening. Luckily for somebody ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:54am