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1. Letter from Campbell, William Nelson

   the crop turn out you would have at least from 2 to 3 tons and bushels eh? Say life is lonely with out ... girls around its a beggar this washing your own dishes rub the grease off with sand and paper wrench ... flat on the ground writing with my paper on a bit of card board some table Oh this is the life. We can ...

   Editor - Oct 15 2021 - 11:57am

2. Letter from Davis, Lena Aloa

   other boats. One was filled with Americans and the other two were our escorts.  when we left Halifax we ... marching backwards and forwards with the swaying of the ship. I went into breakfast but the dining salon ... whether he is returning. I am afraid his ears burn many times with all the nice things said about him. Sgt ...

   Editor - Mar 1 2022 - 2:04pm

3. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   to go up & visit the Col. at 9.15 and talk to him with tears in my voice about a little matter of ... put in a little sepia print of a friend of mine, taken with the new camera. I had it up in the bath ... casters with covers hinged from centre in two compartments, boxes about 2 ½’ X 3’ then in the office part ...

   Editor - Mar 16 2023 - 12:04pm

4. Letter from Blair, McCrea Parker, Jr.

   I received your letter of July 10 yesterday with my 4 pound 10 shilling, that one certainly diden’t take long ... about 12 days. Glad to hear you got my letter of June 22 with the pictures. I sent some be fore that ... list back. You don’t need to think you have neglected me I understand exacely with Granny passing away ...

   Editor - May 23 2023 - 1:36pm

5. Diary from McLaren, Finlay Fairfax

   Something going to happen pretty soon I wish to god it was over with April 15 th we Leave a french regiment ... them Back with heavy Loss the German dead Lay in front of our Trenches in hundre[ds?] there is not ... about noon and I kmew no moore till I woke up in the hospital, with sharpenl wounds and gas poison but ...

   Editor - Jun 11 2023 - 4:04pm

6. Letter from Henneberg, Carl Clifford

   are initiated by removing all clothing, and parading in the nude with several others before a medical ... My hours are apparently from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Sundays off. There is no reason why I should not ... fur coat and was very proud of it. I enjoyed the visit with them here in the city better than I would ...

   Editor - Jul 28 2023 - 10:39am

7. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   scribble for my hands are stiff and blue with the cold. Our hut has only a little stove about one foot ... across and three feet high, and with every window open, and there are nine of them, it is not very warm. ... have a real Canadian snow storm going on. The ground is covered with about 4 inches of snow already, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:09pm

8. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   my 12 hr. test and came through with flying colors! Everything I did was 100% improved and my landing ... something ruddy awful, but I can find very little wrong with that. Your general flying needs a bit more ... at once and have to be answered and with all the high spots of Morecombe combined with ‘lights ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:03pm

9. Letter from Beaton Institute

   you did it and I know you must of been suffering agony with your arm. I said the thirty days prayer ... Well Jim I find it hard to think of news to write you. The best news we are well. I will close with God ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:16am

10. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

    a surprise but not unexpected. In the evening I met out N.C. padre and had a chat for over an hour with him ... "Jerry" is still in another platoon and consequently not billeted with me; I do wish we could get in the ...

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