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1. Letter from Dutton Advance

   right crumpled up in a heap, riddled with machine gun bullets. How lucky I was! I can never thank God ... front lines. Heinie shells were dropping all around me. I got into a mine-crater with a coupld or other ... another place I came on one of my one [?] company lying with both legs blown off at the knees but still ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:19pm

2. Letter from Todd, Roderick Anderson

   keep it up with, too. My Christmas parcels have already started to arrive. Aunt Bella sent me a fine ... writing book, with paper, envelopes, and stamps. yesterday. You are receiving the first letter from the ... and had gotten a nice "job" in an office, with shorter hours. Shellmaking proved too hard ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:45am

3. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   history connected with it. It is a very old one and the walls and towers around it are pretty well all in ... ruins. The walls are covered with ivy and even oaks nearly 3 feet through are growing right out of the ... dugouts and basements with barred windows etc. Before I forget, if you happen to have a pair of socks ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:45am

4. Diary from Tilbury, Frank

   8am until 9am fine morning sent letters to Aunt Annie, Elsie & Mother with cards in. got letters ... with copy of letter to Lodges letter to Annie with card Monday, January 8th, 1917 revellie 6.30 ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:52am

5. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   The fact that he is an officer does not signify anything for an officer is issued with the same ... a splendid time of it with practically nothing to do. Have a good camp situated on a hill from which we have ... Clark almost every day. He is only are couple of yards from me. We are having some fun with baseball ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:25am

6. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   France June 15 / 17 My Dear Betty & Kiddies: Well here I am with the 1st C.M.R.'s at ... for they are spared the close contact with the horrors of war- This is a beautiful country & as ... could settle down to a life of useful service, with no worry of being left to shift & scrape for ...

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

7. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   rationed or else they are so bulky that I cannot possibly carry them around with me. That is the curse of ... I couldn't possibly lug it about with me wherever I went. If this new job I have seems to be going to settle ... and then being transferred the same afternoon. We have had a very severe winter spell just lately with ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:53pm

8. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   baffled. I think that the very inadequate diet which we have to live on has a lot to do with it. The diet ... use up half the energy produced by the food I am forced to stuff my body with in order to get ... I can tell you. I had to fight with myself. I hope Stanley can learn those lessons too but I do not want ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:57pm

9. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   nothing to do but smile, I am afraid. Oh, how I wish I was with you! News has just come that a boat goes ... that they may not go by mail, I am going to run the risk of taking them with me. You will wonder how ... & think of the horror of such a bashful fellow as myself going with outstretched hand to the wrong ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:43pm

10. Letter from Davey, John Vernon

    will come this week coming- have 76 hrs now, & will get out of here with about 90- 100 hrs I hope ... is blind flying with a hood over you. about an hr under the hood; We were quite lucky the other day ... our exams next Mon., will sure be great to get those over with & every thing else. & get out ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:50am