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1. Letter from Bell, James Bond

   Galt boys in No. 10. They came the day after we left. I don't know where Stone is but I guess he ... earlier than down there. Our W.O.1 came down with us. He is just one of the boys and is in full charge of ... here think he is a swell guy and boy don't we know it. He sure looks out for our rights. He even ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:48pm

2. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   battery again. Came back yesterday forenoon after what one might call a two months and a half vacation for ... telephonists came up to our old cellar. There were two in it before, Warren Lane and a Beans chap. Conrad and ... it. Found the fault and got it fixed up getting in just before supper. After supper the doctor came up ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:40am

3. Letter from Brock, Edward (Ted)

   yards from theirs. It was just by a terrible trick of co-incidence that a heavy German mortar bomb came ... been killed instantly and I doubt if they even heard the bomb coming. The following day after the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:22pm

4. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   to proceed here. Came by air and had a marvellous trip of course. His plans or rather their plans for ... him are still somewhat nebulous, but I think we may see quite a lot of him. He came down here with me ... a little while on Friday evening, and he made a great hit with them, and they with him too. Mrs Morris ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:13am

5. Letter from Hill, William Lowrie

   article came in useful. Extend my thanks to Mrs. McKay for the sugar. That luxury is certainly a souvenir ... of grabbing the prisoners. We gave the officer a pretty rough time of it, before our officer came ... he came over to our trench. Well he said he thought we would be all dead or deserted to the rear on ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 8:33am

6. Diary from Fowler, Jordan Mott

   days- I’ll never forget them. Hun is very quiet but the aeroplanes are very active. A Hun plane came ... between the two. July 16/18- Capt. Bailey came back to us- we had almost given up hope of his return. Hun ... 19/18- The air seems alive with aeroplanes- in the evening you can see tracer bullets, like comets across ...

   Editor - Sep 12 2022 - 4:44pm

7. Letter from Harber, T. Lloyd

   as well girls. When I was in France I came across all sorts of things that would be interesting for ... my helmet and ran around my head and came out the back. I have the invasion helmet down at Eaton’s. ... wounded and came overseas at the same time as I did. One of the fellows is going back to Canada any day so ...

   Editor - Oct 31 2023 - 3:05pm

8. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   of chocolate, candy and other good things. Four of the parcels came from France, but the others came ... direct. It makes me feel as though I have lots of friends. Last week I received 38 letters. They came from ... He came on Friday and stayed till Sunday. I was not expecting him and I could hardly believe it when ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:10pm

9. Letter from Giacomelli, Ferruccio Joseph (Fritz)

   understand how she can care enough for me to marry me. Even though she has written and told me mum, I'm ... to wake up any moment and find myself dreaming all this. Even though I have her letters, I just ... most important thing is your's and Pat's permission to allow me the greatest honour of my ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:36am

10. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    Mrs. Rev. McCormick- a Mrs. Leott- and a lot of others & asked for you. Mr. Kennedy came up to me ... came for us and then brought us home too.- nice girls. Mrs. Kennedy said they had been talking of ... came. It seems longer ago than that. I wonder where you are now. No letter yesterday- so there will not ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:51am