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1. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   during the day at a training camp about 2 miles from here but after we come back and throw off our packs ... all together here and we found several of the rest of the company, who had come over previously, here, ... to come now- biscuits made from whole wheat flour and ordinary corned beef. The biscuits are as hard ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:08pm

2. Letter from Dickson, William Haslam

   side down it being the first touch of Dir---that I have had since coming here I was feeling pretty good ... a little dumpish I have just come from the Hosp I asked for some quinine pills and near fell with ... you ever saw last Tuesday it was a grand review bu Gen Breckenridge it took from 6am to 3 pm for them ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:41am

3. Letter from Reid, Daniel Spencer

   Witley Camp Dec 6th, 1916 My Dear Father: Have just come in from Ranges and thought I would sit ... I expect to go to France some time soon, one draft has gone, no [?] were allowed to go; Norman and Rufus ... several years from now. How are they coming on with Anniversary, no doubt will be first class; first one ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:17pm

4. Letter from McNeill, John

   them or get near them, Surely to God this war can not go on for ever & there must come a time when ... ever since, but I like it fairly well, there is quite a lot of study to be done every night so that we ... in the past I have wished that you were over here with me, but now I am glad that you did not come ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

5. Letter from Butler, Karl Vincent

   I should ever go to Wales again. He only knew Sydney as their greatest rival in the coal trade. We had some ... a limited number from each Coy. were allowed to participate. Unfortunately I was not one of them. Dan was ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:23am

6. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   letters sent back by the Censor because I did not know exactly what was allowed. Really the most ... certainly not given intentionally. It was characteristic of you, Edna, to come forward openly and tell me ... anxious to be a friend of yours in the first place, and no other motive than true friendship has ever been ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:41pm

7. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   you are the very best person I ever had or made friends with I do not care for the kind who are always ... saying little nothings, when we are allowed to be together again will apreceate your friendship and ... ever, there must have been hard feelings over the coal question Stan and Jack are having a good time ...

   Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 3:44pm

8. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   haven’t seen action, I’ve made up my mind to take French Leave and come home for a visit, as, by that ... a stranger when I come back, as I know you will have changed, particularly my young sisters. I still have my ... brass R.C.A. shoulder badges and I intend to send them to you to keep, because we are no longer allowed ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

9. Letter from Duff, Cecil and Louis

   thought they would allow him a longer time for convalescence but I guess they need the men so badly that ... allowed to remain in England awhile, was a great shock. I phoned the news to Florence at Jacksons tonight ... could not grow up together. I do so hope & pray that Harry will come home to them if not altogether ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:19am

10. Letter from Dean, Harold Adelbert

    home can’t get any more than an existence on what money the soldiers send home and the govt allowance ... they ever were because they can only get a certain amount of bread, meat, sugar etc and although they ... I dont believe they will ever go back in their old ruts. Their is too many Dukes and Lords etc over here ...

    Editor - Feb 8 2022 - 7:01am