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  1. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

    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 office. The time ... own initiative. When I was alone, about five minutes' talk with the Colonel every day was ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:06pm

  2. Letter from Darrach, Lee Grant

    week, but, Jack, we have had some awful rain here, in fact, it rains now every day for about an hour. ... There is no wonder we have so much sickness and fever. I don’t know how I escape. I have some bad colds. ... me. There is no use sending me anything without registering it, as there are some awful damn thieves ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

  3. Letter from Dean, Harold Adelbert

    ship. Since we came into port here though we have had a good time. We went ashore to the beach every ... nearly every day, if not in the day, at night and when it does rain it comes down harder than it does in ... B.C. and thats going some. We have a good camp here however, a sandy soil that soaks all the water away ...

    Editor - Jan 31 2022 - 10:39am

  4. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    there is so much to do, so many walks etc, and so many around when you want to write, that some will ... they shift about every month here, but I will try to stay on this ward, as long as I am on ward work. ... rather tired & want to be in bed before ten. If you go down town, you are sure to meet some of the ...

    Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 4:33pm

  5. Letter from Butler, Edgar Dawson

    ago and was glad to hear that you are all fine, I am fine at least feeling good, putting on some ... for me. This sure is a big place, just like a city streets and every thing and I do mean everything. ... fell over. I knew he was here some place but never thought of meeting him like that, he is just two ...

    Editor - Jul 7 2023 - 5:36pm

  6. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    the cold in every way. Yesterday we got an issue of two suits of heavy underwear and a pair of woolen ... opportunity for washing and then make a job of it instead of having a wash every few days. Mrs. Green sends me ... a pair about every month, Mother sends a good many and we get an issue every little while so I fare off ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:29am

  7. Letter from Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp

    a letter half a dozen times for each ten lines or so. Well we should worry; every experience has ... doing my best to make some sort of a fist at writing. One’s wrist gets rather bored holding up a solid ... here; no thunderstorms but just a steady all night rain. Some poor blighter with more energy than ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

  8. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

    me again, and suppose it will be some time now before I will get any mail. It is just over six weeks ... day to him as they were just passing by when I happened to be standing near the road. Also saw some of ... some time. Two or three times I tackled a little bit of food but it started to come back at once. So ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:52am

  9. Letter from Dennison, Gordon Joshua

    today. I should be able to do it unless the weather clamps down. I will have to take some pictures now ... that I have a film, our bomb aimer has a camera that I can use. We took some pictures before but it ... want me to come back to Birmingham but I have been to Birmingham so many times. I would like to go some ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:22am

  10. Letter from Sedgwick, Arthur Louis

    Aunt Florence brings us up tea every morning which we have in bed before coming down to breakfast. ... any other entertainment we happen to fancy. I had some rather bad luck coming down here, as I left my ... suitcase on the underground train in London and among many things it contained some shirts, my writing kit, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 6:40am