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1. Letter from Boon, William Daniel

   from Mom today and some more papers from Pat I have every Saturdays Journal & Collier's ... each other every so often- we are trying to arrange a leave together – sometime. From the sounds of ... president, she'd make a beautiful president. Glad to hear that you are doing some war work sis, because ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

2. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

   I could not meet another as good as her in all the rest of my life, for Mother she was good in every way, ... leave us she was my Ideal in every way. I Loved her as I can never love another. for I loved her Dearer ... I was you Mother I would not come over as England is geting worse every day a person can hardly live ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

3. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   silly old woman. Some one has recently published a book about her, and I suppose she’s now dead long ... Signallers and not the Engineers. It is a much better corps for him in every way. You ask what they do. Well, ... will be fixing telegraph lines and some are used as “runners.” It’s a nice decent job all round, and ...

   Editor - Mar 7 2022 - 1:14pm

4. Letter from McArthur, John Alexander

   Scotland as it was in the way- when I was drinking at the table. Lee bothers me every few minutes wanting ... to know how to spell some word or other. He just asked me if you spelled fair sex- fare sex- and we ... had quite an argument about it. I can't spell very good myself but it is amusing to see some of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:47pm

5. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

   on alone as usual. By the time he returns, some officers will be going on leave, so no doubt one of ... us will have to do some relieving. To tell the truth it is nicer in most ways to be alone in any ... every day was sufficient to keep things going. My experience with this semi-political military work is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:08pm

6. Letter from Curtis, William Howard

   back on as our feet get wet every day here. The weather is the same as usual. It seems as if it will ... drunk every day. The canteens are open from 12 till 2 p.m. and from 6 to 9 at night. When the canteens ... or raspberry jam. We are getting some new officers in our battalion, including a colonel and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:24am

7. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   were concerned. We had a very smooth crossing. Some of the men were sick on the fourth day out but Syd ... the hills but packed close with lovely terraces and every building built of stone. There were ... rowboats, steamboats, sailboats and every other kind of boat scattered around. We stopped for a while and ...

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

8. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

   24th tonight, but no other canadian mail. I guess all the girls have gone back on me as it is some time ... will be some awful times when we get back if they do not treat us as they should and I hope the time ... parcels are put there for the use of all so we have some pretty good feeds. Goods are dearer here than in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:49am

9. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

   cigs I use myself and the ones I give away I use 500 a month. Some of the boys over here aren't as ... a great deal, hence more officers in the mess and the meals are much poorer. You mentioned that some ... everything is okee dokee all around. Well I have finally seen Milton, but only for a short while. He got some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:31pm

10. Letter from Butler, Karl Vincent

    I received one from Wannie also. I took some snaps some time ago, and am going to send them home as soon as ... contains soup, one potatoes, one meat and stew and the other desert which varies every day from jelley and ... over here and Oh Boy so I ever feel in shape. The Colonel visits our huts and mess every week or so to ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:08pm