Search results

1. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   delightful weekend at "The Morrings" with Mrs. Russell, I came on Saturday afternoon & shall be ... Canada before I shall allow myself to believe that I am on my way home. I have been back in Bramshott two ... thought even of you having Ruby there for you are not able to look after other people- though at same time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:00am

2. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   and the Princesses came through. When the Queen showed any tendency to dally, Lady Astor was always ... notables come through quite regularly, we welcome her the most for she allows us no chance to feel sorry ... galore and even offers of car rides around the district. Who wouldn't be a willing patient here? ...

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

3. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   an 8 while [the] other was a size 10. However I put on two extra socks on the ten foot and came out ... about even. Then he had a leather vest, fleece lined sheepskin over-vest, mitts and waterproof cape. ... ditched several times, jammed between wagons, and that is where the heavy long rubber boots came in handy. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:28pm

4. Letter from Bennett, James Howard

   scratch you a few lines this evening to let you know that we have got here safe. I suppose you have heard ... since we came into camp here. We had some pretty rough weather when we were crossing. The captain of the ... ship said it was the worst storm he had been in, in eighteen years. One night there was a big wave came ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:05pm

5. Letter from McLellan, William John

   got a room at the Carona Hotel & spent most of Saturday evening walking around town taking in the ... days. Stan Hurlburt came along Sunday morning and woke us up about 9:30 and we all went down town for ... a meal. Then we came back & played the paino (sic) at the hotel until about 3. We all pulled out at ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:53pm

6. Diary from Dawkins, Arnold F.A.

   needlework, model making, knitting etc. Boxing contests took place in the evening. Swimming in the newly made ... compound is half full of water. Some of the fellows are doing their best to have a swim, even the men with ... beat the Camerons 15- 0 at baseball. While we were having our afternoon siesta an Unteroficer came in ...

   Editor - Apr 20 2022 - 3:45pm

7. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   correspondence alright- received yours last evening written on Sunday and enclosing slip from Paper re Club and ... when visitors to the camp are allowed = at these times these women come into camp and ply their trade, ... said or was reported to have said, I don't believe even he would go so far as to make such ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 4 2022 - 5:38pm

8. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

   and my feet were pretty wet, so that evening I bought a pair of long rubber boots. We are allowed to ... of Guildford, Winchester and Southampton to S.W. of Salisbury Plain. We had a walk in evening of ... I believe, and indeed now the Australians find it pretty hard even with excellent huts and accomodation. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:49am

9. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   The censor in this battalion, too, allows but a limited number of letters, and says they must be ... writing even. I look forward to your good long letters more than I can tell you, but I don't want you ... the spectacular, even as it had in the days of chivalry. At the very front, night seems sometimes like ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 11:39pm

10. Letter from Boggs, Herbert Beaumont

    hoping that The War would be over before you even went to France, but I have still lots of good hope ... next Harry Scott is going to follow the B.C. Horse wherever it goes even to the front, to take care of ... you will be allowed to write for a time at least. I see we are to have a 2 cent postage to France ...

    Editor - Dec 17 2021 - 12:47pm