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  1. Newspaper Article from McCoy, Frank

    Frank McCoy Writes from Bramshott Camp The following extracts are taken from a letter recently written ... our own good. Once in a while we get a little excitement – when there is a zeppelin raid. I was in ... our camp, and we could see it falling. “Say, there is quite a few Ladysmith boys here and you would ...

    Editor - Jul 28 2022 - 1:39pm

  2. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    asking you to send a $ 100.ºº, its too bad you are not getting my letters more regularly, I am getting ... certainly tasted good to me & the boys. I left off here to read your letter (No 28) which has just come- ... is far from being right, & there is no reason in it & no justification for it, & it is an ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:46am

  3. Letter from Loney, Edward (Ted)

    May 21st 1944 Dear Mom The letter you wrote on the 3rd caught up to me yesterday. I have written ... to the address that I gave you to have any mail sent there forwarded but as yet I have not received ... any. I have however received mail that you sent to Halifax. The letter with Mrs. Coppens mother's ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:41pm

  4. Letter from Cobourg World

    The following letter was received by Mr. Douglas McIntosh from his brother, Norman, who is in the ... trenches and who was among the first to go there from Canada: Belgium, June 25th, 1916 Dear Brother: Just ... letters and papers about a month ago. Our mail has been stopped for a while, but for what reason I cannot ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:52pm

  5. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    I suppose he has not received a couple of letters I have written him. Say, there is among my books a red or ... present conditions. I also have your two letters of Jan 6 th & 14 th, which I have not answered. We ... your light so shine,” did not live over here. I have had several letters from Walter Barnard, and he ...

    Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 3:44pm

  6. Letter from McLean, David

    that post office order all right. Write and let me know if you received it or not. We got quite a send ... off when we left Bramshott camp and I tell you it was harder leaving our old chums there than it was ... France Letter from soldier 1916 October 11th McLean, David Lettie David no ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:08pm

  7. Letter from Johnston, William Joseph

    children are the same. Am sending you a parcel with this mail. The hand bag is for you, and the brooches ... for Mrs B, Mrs Geary,and dont smile, (?) and yourself. There are 4 rings for the children. The ... do not hear from me for a couple of weeks. Army WWI North America Canada Letter to soldier 1916 ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:30pm

  8. Letter from Thompson, John Alexander Selter

    one of those cards that I had received a letter from you. I haven’t got it with me tonight, so I can’t ... spent cleaning up & then moved on to another camp in the afternoon. We got wire beds there, three ... letters that evening as I suppose I should have, I managed to work in a picture show and a concert, both ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

  9. Letter from Turpin, Geoffrey William Francis

    regiment, there are other inducements where they are stationed. A Wren, for instance. I seem to have stuck ... place. Maybe a change to the CWAC's is indicated, there seems to be quite a bunch around, up in ... sending it. By the way, some socks, if they are still possible, would be very, very useful. I'm ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 8:59pm

  10. Letter from McNeill, John

    P.S. I wish you would send me some Gillette Razor Blades dear, as I cant get any here that are any ... good. J.   France. June. 24th 1915   My darling Wife.   I have just received your letter dated June 3rd ... Sunday but there is never enough to last more than two or three days, most of the boys have friends & ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm