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1. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   world. Every fit and semi-fit man, is required right here, and that the Canadian 5 th Division has not ... support either one of them, as the government would have to give separation allowance in a case of this ... taking a turn at stretcher duty each day. Every one is on, no matter what your regular duty. I am on duty ...

   Editor - Mar 16 2023 - 4:42pm

2. Letter from Ross, James Wells

   battle hoping every day to be relieved for a rest. I dont believe I have told you the story yet, so here ... the old chimes every quarter hour through the night, on our motor trip. Then we had another strenuous ... own capabilities in this line by taking my turn at it. Elizabeth sent me some "respirators" ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:39pm

3. Letter from Baird, Gavin Gibson

   artillery had been hammering at them, but every time the infantry went to advance they were met with ... get away from the food of the aerodrome and get a real meal in some of the nice hotels at either of ... through as a matter of course with our rations we used to do some "wangling". I think that work ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:19am

4. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

   trying to have a nicer looking residence than the other and some of them are certainly well. Every tent ... I suppose you know what every soldier has to carry on his back so I won't name all the articles but the ... here has a name. Ours is known as "Burns' Cottage." Some of the fellows have shown ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:54am

5. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   George has my address now and I am hoping to receive some forwarded letters by almost every mail. In ... chief end in life is to criticize and “knock” every person, thing and experience which they have met ... look after us and are taken to and from the aerodrome in a motor car every day. The six of us who are ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

6. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   doing some of the things I have to do — and not kicking at it. I never even touched a wounded person ... bed and with a pair of scissors usually cut — or untie in some cases — the bandages from the first ... forceps. Your mind has to be on your job every fraction of the second; your nerves must be as steady as ...

   Editor - Mar 7 2022 - 11:04am

7. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   of about 2000, not a very large one but all around us are other camps some large and others about the ... for a long time. It has been raining every day since we landed and the grounds are ankle deep in mud. ... or coffee. For dinner we get potatoes and beef, a vegetable of some kind, soup, bread & butter. ...

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

8. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

   so I haven 't had much to smoke. I hope that you have received some of my letters by now which ... I weighed when I left. The kids should see some of the swimming pools that they have over here, they are ... baths and they all have salt water in them and it takes quite awhile to get used to it. About every hour ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 9 2022 - 6:34pm

9. Letter from Turner, Arthur Lawrence

   We have some old friends who used to live at Saguenay? Michigan. Is it on the SaguenayRiver you speak ... told you about him in previous letters. We have become very friendly with some people near the hospital ... the tennis days every Thursday. The Thursday before last we had a Tournament – men’s doubles. It was ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 12 2022 - 2:07pm

10. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

    fresh. Many thanks for the parcel all the same. I am on duty today and all night being on every other day ... almost every day with a shower every few hours. However it soon dries up and I am seldom put in it unless ... I am going some place. Also received a letter from Elizabeth yesterday and she gave me the news from ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:43am