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1. Diary from Fowler, Jordan Mott

   standing waiting in the open. Sept. 2/18- Zero hour 5am. Papers reported “burst the Hindenburg Line” ... hardly a wall standing & the roads there very bad. We made ourselves fairly comfortable here by ... mark transcriber’s annotations.] Medical WWI Europe France Diary 1918 September Fowler, Jordan Mott no 0 ...

   Editor - Sep 12 2022 - 4:45pm

2. Letter from Leech, John Hillyard

   endure. The man with lots of courage stands infinitely better chances in case of injury or illness than ... the death of his son Lt. Hart Leech, killed in action at Mouquet Farm, France, on September 16, 1916. ... trying ordeal you are now called to endure. The man with lots of courage stands infinitely better chances ...

   Editor - Sep 8 2024 - 1:13pm

3. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   that I should have my first ride in a London doubledeck omnibus in France and Belgium. All the time ... two meals there, but we could not stand it. The smell of tile house backyard and moat, all combined, ... meals there, but we could not stand it. The smell of tile house backyard and moat, all combined, was too ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:26pm

4. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   to hang about in a field on the crest of a hill- set up portable tables on tripod stands & in the ... had to stand in the cold shed till 10.30. When the Adjutant came [?] that owing to the Air raid the ... & quite a few men from France- covered with mud as [?] & burdened with all their fighting ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:31am

5. Letter from Quinlan, Dennis John

   realize Mums that he will not stand the same chance of facing enemy action as he might if transferred to ... flying but I know you will be ever so relieved to realize Mums that he will not stand the same chance of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:19pm

6. Letter from Watson, William Douglas

   stands untouched or comparatively so. We all went up to the Whispering Gallery, and then on up to the top ... a wonderful idea, but I could stand a bit of heat in the house. Many happy returns, Paud. Don't work too ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:09pm

7. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   head now and looking like a million, I sure would like to see a real stand of wheat again. I have seen ... fields of English grain, but they were so small and the stand so thick and short that there was no ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

8. Letter from Ramsey, Edward Cresswell

   battalion as it now stands. Mother dear you once asked me if I was ever going be promoted. Up to now I have ...

   Editor - Nov 23 2021 - 9:33am

9. Letter from Gray, Robert Hampton

   informal and quite restful. The living conditions weren’t so good but we could stand that for a bit. Our ... which stands for Aerodrome Dummy Deck Landings. In these we go around doing landings by following the ...

   Editor - Jul 13 2022 - 1:00pm

10. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

    labour unit if I have to go back to France. I would sooner go back to my old outfit than to have to go to ... I expect they will have to start pretty soon to send them back to France wholesale so I do not think it ... back to eating very much meat and food in that line am afraid my stomach will not stand it for long, ...

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