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  1. Diary from Briggs, Tillman Alfred

    I intend to keep on pestering them to send me. At present Col. Shillington seems to be the only man I can ... reach who might get me sent to France. Oct 5, 1916 Visited Oxford with Capt. Brothers. Oct 8, 1916 Capt. ...

    Editor - Mar 29 2022 - 11:01am

  2. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    send [parcel?] France as to Eng. I am going to enquire the [?] a daily- or weekly direct to you- price ... from France. I have been addressing letters "Serg't" all along- but will start [?] again ... send in this. They will likely just have samples of each. They will be taking more today. I am [?] out ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:05am

  3. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    France, April 8th, 1917 Dearest Mother: Easter morning and I must send you a few lines. Am going ... speak of sending. Yes I shall be very glad to get it regularly for it is the kind of paper that will ... it for a good deal. You ask about sending underwear. No I don't need any. We get a clean change ...

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

  4. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

    over here as they are sending all B. category men home at once and believe there has been some of them ... fighting is over and there is no need to go back to France I am not worrying when I go back as we will be ... he knows when his chances are coming for going home but the boys in France will not start to leave ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:54am

  5. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    France in the Spring, I will have some bunch of stuff to send home, for I will carry as little as ... France. Sister King (No 10) from Kincardine is relieving our regular sister who is on pass. She is from ... Please don’t send any more, till I say so because I have too much to pack now. If we are ordered to ...

    Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 4:09pm

  6. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    you have sent, that it might be best to send it back to you before I go to France. I will try & do ... still sending an occasional picture card or two to my kiddies & am so glad to get their little ... Bramshott Camp near Aldershot- Surrey, & then it won't be long I hope before I go to France- you ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 12:59pm

  7. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    you have sent, that it might be best to send it back to you before I go to France. I will try & do ... still sending an occasional picture card or two to my kiddies & am so glad to get their little ... Bramshott Camp near Aldershot- Surrey, & then it won't be long I hope before I go to France- you ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 12:59pm

  8. Letter from Thorburn, Howard Beverley

    have to send messages over phones which we have set up at the fort and I got stung with the job of ... with going to two shows this month and other expenses I am pretty well strapped. You might please send ... send me my football knee pads, the elastic ones. Thanksgiving in 2 weeks, hooray! Love to all. Bev. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:06pm

  9. Letter from Johnson, Joseph Wesley

    while in answering your letters, but however I get a chance to answer them sometimes, I always send ... sending you the French money, but it is only taking chances. Good-bye Send me a box of Cascarets. Your ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

  10. Letter from Hale, Robert

    France 3/12/17 Dear Alice, Thank you so much for your nice letter of October 30, 1917. It was, as ... time I should send you a card for Christmas but I am sorry to say that it can't be done. We are in ... a place where there are none. If I see any later I will send you one. So I will just wish you the very ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:40pm