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  1. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    France 7/7/18. My Dear Mir, It is rather too hot to write to-night, but I simply must write you, ... Dad and Floss, so you neednt send this letter on home. I was mighty glad to get your letter of June ... WWI Europe France Letter from soldier 1918 July 7th Davis, William Worth Miriam Davis – (sister) Worth ...

    Editor - Feb 6 2023 - 10:55am

  2. Letter from Dornan, William Keith

    Somewhere in France Sept 5 1916 Dear Sister Received both your letters once quite a while ago and ... we are all well and still able to eat. from your Brother Keith don't send this to Sadie for ... Canadian Battn France Army WWI North America Canada Letter from soldier 1916 September 5th Dornan, William ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:58pm

  3. Letter from Stares, William James

    away on Leave tomorrow to Scotland, and then to France soon after. The Food question seems to be the ... Horses like those in France we shall do nothing but pick bones for the duration, for I saw very Little ... I have been poorly for a time—I hate to go sick as I know they will send me away to Hospital, and that’s ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

  4. Letter from Magee, Frank Honeywell

    papers over there printed. Just heard that there is a draft picked from our Battalion to go to France and ... already sent quite a few men. They send them all over in drafts from here now. The next letter I write ... I expected to see France before this. There is lots of time yet though I believe. It does not seem as though ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

  5. Letter from Stony Plain Women's Institute

    had the good fortune to be transferred to Switzerland and we are not allowed to send food parcels ... there, as they are very well cared for. We are therefore sending parcels in the name of the Stony Plain ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Dec 19 2022 - 11:10am

  6. Letter from Turpin, Geoffrey William Francis

    sending it. By the way, some socks, if they are still possible, would be very, very useful. I'm ... getting pretty low and coupons are hard to come by. And, if you could send me some sock stretchers I could ... then beat my batman into washing my socks, instead of sending them to the local boiling and shrinking ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 8:59pm

  7. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

    On Active Service WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE France, 10 May, 1918 6 My dearest mother, ... What an outlook. Please send loads of Harrison's powder as soon as possible. Four of us have ... passes to go to the small sea side place near here of which I have already made mention. I will send you ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:14pm

  8. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

    Behind the lines in France Sunday, 14th July, 1918 My dear mother, I hadn't heard from you ... Westcliff a year ago. What a long time it took for that letter to be returned; please send it to me. I had ... able to get another for some time I should be very glad if you could send me an old one- fairly small ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:20pm

  9. Letter from Cobourg World

    a Thought to Them'writes Father Duffy from France. The following letter, dated January 12, (1918) has ... night. 'They are being arranged by a chosen corps of workers for sending out to the companies, and ... anybody to send them something that means home are hardest off, and I do like the spirit that makes you ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:55pm

  10. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    France directly and hope to be in action in early June. I hope we get away next week. We are all anxious ... training has been harder than ever our work will be in France. As for danger in siege work the percentage ... them all OK. Am sending a few little trinkets this week. Hope they get across safely. They are not of ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:23am