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  1. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

    France April 30th 1918 Dear Father: Received your welcome letter of April 1st about four days. It ... gone astray. Did you send me a copy of a letter from Alderson Smith? If so I did not get it. Most of my ... other mail has been coming alright so far as I know. Send you a clipping from the magazine Canada about ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:32am

  2. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

    France Aug 25/16 My Dear Mother I rec your welcome letter of the 7th the day before yesterday and ... cocoa is good to take up to the trenches. You needn't send anymore [?] as we don't use it very ... I never got that parcel that you speak about Aunt Jille sending, although I have never had any trouble ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:20am

  3. Letter from Winterbottom, Sydney Amyas

    France... Souchez area Nov. 4, 1916 Dear Dad and Mum: We leave for the line to-morrow so here goes ... fine especially as a very good conductor ran things. I hope you send me a pair of socks every week so ... I can be sure of a warm addition to my footwear per week. Please be sure to send a very thick, heavy ...

    Editor - Oct 3 2022 - 12:49pm

  4. Letter from Rowat, Thomas Alexander

    France, 8/3/17- 10.30 a.m. Dear Mother:- Last night I got a parcel from Grace Cameron with a pair ... name on and the hanky. You need not send me any more for the present as if I accumulate to too many ... O'Laughlin in the 159th. I heard that the 159th was coming to France as a Railway building Unit. I wrote to ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

  5. Letter from Weeks, Ludlow Jackson

    come in envelopes as letters. The others are so numerous at the P.O. that I think they send them to the ... And if you send tobacco, just send "Velvet". But don't think I've gone crazy over ... "Fragments from France" haven't you?) I don't know where Ralph is. He went to Bramshott about ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:37am

  6. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

    to France yesterday very unexpectedly. You will have received the letter from me telling you about ... Monday that he had to leave for France next day. He wired me that he would be here that night and the ... snaps of him and only wish I could send them to you but I cannot, not even to Canada will they allow it. ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

  7. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    given up all hope of your being successful, any-way I am under order to proceed to France on Y.M.C.A. ... for Shorncliffe & from there I shall go to France- I do not know as yet what part of the line ... where-about You had better examine your letters carefully & when I do get to France I will put a dot (so.) ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:42am

  8. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

    France Dec 22/16 My Dear Mother and Father and Irene I got your letter of Oct 9 to d ay which was ... able to send any home this time, if I do not write again very often do not be disapointed for I will ... write or send word with Joe for you will here from me alright I have done my bit in this struggle right ...

    Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 10:13am

  9. Letter from Sudbury, John P.

    You needn't send that badge now as I have one. Sorry to trouble you but you can keep it for ... good luck again. Now I must stop. Yours very lovingly Jack Army WWI Europe France Letter from soldier ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:07pm

  10. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

    France June 21/16 My Dear Mother, Well Mother I intended writing sooner but thought I would wait ... since I came out but fifteen francs doesn't go very far in this country. I am going to ask you if ... you will send it in a letter as we can't get money orders changed in this country and we can get ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:15am