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1. Letter from Turpin, Geoffrey William Francis

   Dear Family My mail is just starting to come back from France, including 1200 cigarettes, 900 from ... I don't think he'll go back to France for a while. Rather good fun being back in England for a while, ... I can shoot a good line now, & stand no nonsense from the RAF or Navy. Just had a letter from Don ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:01pm

2. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   of Daddy, "Somewhere in France" & you & the kiddies will talk of what we shall do ... silhouetted hills, only a few miles distant, our comrades stand in the front line trenches keeping their ... faithful vigil, & ready to die if need be, that the Empire & all for which the Empire stands might ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:57am

3. Letter from Wellman, Albert Edward

   France Feb 17/18 Dear Mr. Irwin, Received your letter a couple nights ago and was indeed glad to ... that shining brass does not make them stand in mud to the hips and experience all kinds of iron ... and must expect hardships on active service but those are only fortunes of war.  But I cannot stand to ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

4. Letter from Wellman, Albert Edward

   France 20/9/18 Dear Mr. Irwin, Received your letter a few days ago and thank you very much for ... a fairly good man and in good condition also in order to stand the marching etc that as you know with ... a load to carry would over play out a boy of Karls age.  I have been standing it quite well myself even ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

5. Letter from McNeill, John

   June, The chances are that I wont go back to France again, but of course I dont know yet, at any rate ... war this was one of the finest cities in France, famous for its Historical buildings & beautiful ... streets & houses, now there is not one house left standing, everything is in desolation. It would ...

   Editor - Jan 10 2024 - 10:24am

6. Letter from Heritage Thorold

   U.S. Base Hosn 31, France "Finio La Guerri"- Hurrah! November 23, 1918 Dear Mother: Now ... so we had to stand out on our cross in plain sight of Fritz. Every base has a large cross 60X15 feet. ... Belgian refugees standing there with our belongings around us. After it was over we picked up our blankets ...

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

7. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

   makes your hair stand on end and make you feel thankful you're alive. We had a good time and it did ... they go to France but the rumour is that they won't go till August. The 68th are at Bramshott and ... have sent over a draft to France. Ed. Stewart and Fraser were up to Mrs. Reid's for a week each. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:39am

8. Letter from Reekie, David Leslie

   get time to answer all my correspondence when I am in France. You know it always seemed so hard to ... old chums of 1915-16 there but some of them will soon be going back to France again. Well Mary I have ... tomorrow at 6:00 AM for France, – just wish I had another two months. The Angus girls (Barclays cousins) ...

   Editor - Jan 17 2022 - 2:49pm

9. Postcard from Roach, George Malcolm

   stand it any longer because if I do I won’t be able to go in the next draft from Geo Army WWI Postcard ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

10. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    think I can stand it much longer, unless I find an outlet for my pent-up emotions.------Oh well, if ... others can stand it so can I. It makes me mad though to see some of these punks carrying stripes and ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm