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1. Letter from Senton, Claude

   that you hadn't heard from me for some time, so from now on I'll drop a cable every six ... because they give us a really heavy sweater & we are not allowed to wear a collar tie when flying O.K. ... on that extra twenty three a month, I'll be soon signing some more over, want to get a little ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:40pm

2. Letter from Evans, James Lloyd

   & road. Today has been a hard day, stand to 5-30 a m, 6 a m a long march to do some work as ... a working party & then a long march back, we got back about 4 P.M, have had some tea, a shave, wash, ... another offensive for a day or two. There is a big gun a few hundred yards from us, & every time it ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:20pm

3. Letter from Mowat, Wilhelmina

   in England, but every thing was so new, and unsettled, that I have written very few letters, now that ... appreciate every thing done for them, and they do come back so battered up, and many just nervous wrecks. It ... is terrible what some have come through. I believe you get more of the late war news than we do. The ...

   Editor - Oct 12 2023 - 11:12am

4. Letter from McNeill, John

   boys wanted to get out at every station for a drink, of course, the officers would not allow this, so ... had a great trip, at every town right across Canada we had a reception, there were crowds at every ... they started asking civilians to bring them bottles, of course some got in, but we managed to keep the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

5. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   not be allowed to tell you, but it will be some day next week. We are very sorry now, to leave this ... comfortable any place [deleted word “yet”] else   I have been waiting patiently every day for mail It seems so ... home, & it has been forwarded to them without delay. Consequently, they have got mail every day ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

6. Letter from Hearle, Eric

   Hello Arthur, The Colonel [?] who has been awfully decent hasn't allowed me on parade yet ... owing to the "Board" & some throat. I didn't get a longer extension because I wanted ... of leisure for a little while all right; although of course I clean up round the tent some for [?] ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 12:08am

7. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   but he hit a road worker we made or our Batt made three trips over to get some of them the pancake ... creater (some place) about a lake of water in it with the Iron pills going over in streams and the ... write if i can soon as it is allowed well pray for the best will write a little to the children Your old ...

   Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 3:53pm

8. Letter from McLean, David

   Tuesday night there is some new orders come out. We're to get a pass every two weeks and our ... it. There is none of our battalion allowed out of our lines tonight. There may be some trouble. I may ... black as niggers (sic) every night with the dust. I don't think the soldiers will stay here very ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:06pm

9. Diary from Dawkins, Arnold F.A.

   or five other men being hidden by the fellows in some of the other huts. These fellows who are hidden ... are some who have been convicted of crimes and sent to the straff compound and later rescued by our ... different groups of guards. We were then allowed to sit on the heather covered ground until the search of ...

   Editor - Apr 20 2022 - 3:45pm

10. Letter from Winterbottom, Sydney Amyas

    cases of measles have been occurring every other day. Goodness only knows when we will be allowed out. ... allowed down town yet. The only night we were not quarantined was the one after we arrived. Since then ... does we will have some great times. I also heard from Harry B. who said he is leaving for France not ...

    Editor - Sep 29 2022 - 3:35pm