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1. Letter from Lakefield College School Collection

   Sunday night, and as there are five of us it only comes around once every five weeks. We expect to get ... weather at present is miserable, rain nearly every day and lots of mud. Quite cold today though, and ... skating in some parts of the country, which must be very unusual. I think nearly everyone knew in Canada ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:03am

2. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

   and glad to know every think is all O.K. But dont worry about me, I am all O.K. and having nice time, ... I go down town to some of the small store and give them some of the Canadian slan And they dont know ... geting on fine working hard every day, But lots to eat, tell George if he dose not wont to work dont ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

3. Letter from LeRoy, John McCallum

   write to you.  We get a letter from you nearly every week and I think the least one could do would be to ... send you one letter a week.  But letter writing nearly always falls on me back home and every other ... I think old Jim has his hardest battles to fight yet and may not come so victorious as some fellows will.  ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

4. Letter from Latham, Frank Wilfred

   welcome letter to-day. I was sure beginning to wonder what the trouble was every day no letter. Sorry to ... st either is always takes a couple of weeks to get our records straightened around every time we ... old picture though and it costs us a quarter here? There is some talk of our crew getting sent to ...

   Editor - Nov 5 2021 - 10:04am

5. Letter from Cobourg World

   artillery did well all right. I could send you all some souvenirs, but they won't allow us to send ... p.m. Some of the boys are writing and some lying down having a little snooze. We catch all the sleep we ... anything from Belgium or France. But if I go on pass I will try to get some over. The only trouble when we ...

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

6. Letter from Weeks, Ludlow Jackson

   any box from Aunt Sophie, but please thank her for me just the same. I heard about the Sep. allowance ... fellows have been wounded and some killed. One got a "blighty" and is going back to Canada. ... long ago. I have some snaps to send you but they are up at my hut so I can't send them tonight but ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:25am

7. Letter from Thompson, Archie

   have had frost in canada by now We are still in the field and training hard every day Sunday in the ... we I expect to get a leave some time this month So i will try and send you a telegram When i go on ... fowl and we have some good meals to But the English people do not approve of the canadians forces ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:54pm

8. Letter from Curtis, William Howard

   to break the British lines by foul means. The "Liquid Fire" they used the other day on some ... out of pipes laid some fifty yards in from their trenches. The flame only goes about fifty yards, so ... ages of thirteen and sixty, have to carry a passport with them. These are renewed every month and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:26am

9. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   Mother  Eastbourne, Sussex No 1 – 1/6/17.  Dear Dad, Well at last there is some mail coming in, I have ... I had from Nert was about April 24 th,  I am afraid some mail has been lost. I have had no letters ... in our original camp, as the damage around there was heavy & some casualties. They are too ...

   Editor - Mar 16 2023 - 9:37am

10. Letter from Harber, T. Lloyd

    they left behind a few head of live stock and some preserves that we are at the time making good use ... front lines here. As usual we are making the best use of every thing in the house including the beds and ... he throws at us every now again. Remember I told you I wrote and thanked Marg. Wilson for the gum she ...

    Editor - Oct 31 2023 - 3:18pm