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1. Letter from McLellan, William John

   start where I left off-- we left out "rest camp" and came down nearer here to do some ... nothing exciting. Well the barrage was set for a certain time and just on the second every piece of ... every one cracked at the same minute. Then bullets whistling above 'till you would think if you ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:26pm

2. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   English I wanted to go to was running some special mission campaign, so went to a Methodist, I think with ... a smaller capacity than at home, and the “honor-roll” they read out, had more than 225 names on it. Some ... other. One every six weeks. Then that fellow Rothwell, brought George Carson over and we went out and saw ...

   Editor - Feb 2 2023 - 9:17am

3. Letter from Greenway, Samuel

   here yet but some of the boys from Victoria told me they would leave in the next draft there is quite ... a few boys here from Nanaimo Devlin, Dobson Griffiths and some more I was quite surprised to hear ... the others are in it or not he did not say. I get a letter from Dave's sister every week I expect ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:55pm

4. Letter from Evans, Stanley William

   to but lucky me I never got caught. I went to Wales to see some people and had a nice quiet leave. ... weather all the time in fact it was swell. I haven’t heard from you for some time but I suppose they will ... that weeks rest. I mean rest to I never got up till 12 and 2 every day and then I layed around the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

5. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   over a great amount of country to see if I could get some one to get me a different place. will know in ... have writen every time you write and I will do the same but from now on writing makes me feel more ... they do not do much at that I am writing in a carpenter shop which makes some caskets I believe ...

   Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 10:27am

6. Letter from Cobourg World

   Valcartier, as it rains nearly every day and consequently makes it very difficult for our maneuvers, but our ... is a noble soldier in every sense of the word. (The late) Lord Roberts got his share of applause. We ... Some of the boys of the 40th came over to visit us to- day and we are certainly doing our best to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:46pm

7. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

   of news to give me now so I'll continue to look for a nice long letter every week. ... services in the basement and I used to go out every now & then. You see I'm taking a whole lot for ... & get shot at every day. A cigarette is a wonderful nerve tonic and I say the same thing to Mrs ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:20pm

8. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   wet rain every day, and the Camp is just a sticky mud hole. We have had no drill, but have been ... & I know not what, but I have every thing replaced by army issue   I have had letters, since coming ... to Shorncliffe from, Glady's Sexton, Agnes, Sue Kerr, Lillian Kellough & Mrs McElhoran Every ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

9. Letter from Hale, Robert

   them every Canadian mail. If I do not get one, I feel out in the cold when all the rest of the boys get ... I should very much like to have a letter from Ted Houldsworth some time. I am glad you asked him to write ... and I have also learned some valuable lessons. But as you say, Alice, the war must end some day and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 12 2022 - 2:41pm

10. Letter from Jones, Noble John

    Bros for me and I shall not forget them if every I return to my native soil which I think I have ... hardships but no more. I am very sorry to see some scandelous letters in the toronto papers about Col. Otter ... expected he was going out to a sunday school picnic got badly left we have had some hard fighting & ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:01am