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1. Letter from Hill, William Lowrie

   only in four weeks when he died. Doc Burrell and I used to go and see him every other day. We had to ... recruits. It is buzzing around here that we are leaving here next week for some pace but no body knows ... where. The Colonel got a message to be ready to leave on twenty four hours notice. It will be some other ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 8:33am

2. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

   turned in but a more recent order allows commanding officers to carry one. I am so glad as I intend to ... get some very interesting pictures. We have moved billets twice in the last four days. At present we ... it would not cause you worry, I might describe some incidents of very unusual interest, that I have ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:55pm

3. Letter from Reid, Donald Calderwood

   allowed a piece of the turkey regardless of how ill they were. You may have heard from [?] that No.3 ... hasn't had patients for some time on account of getting ready to move and twelve of us are at No.1 [?] We ... was a year ago. Spence has joined the 85th has he not with some of the other Musq boys? I shall watch ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:55pm

4. Letter from Reid, Daniel Spencer

   allowed a piece of the turkey regardless of how ill they were. You may have heard from [?] that No.3 ... hasn't had patients for some time on account of getting ready to move and twelve of us are at No.1 [?] We ... was a year ago. Spence has joined the 85th has he not with some of the other Musq boys? I shall watch ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:02pm

5. Letter from Lakefield College School Collection

   overlook it & make all just allowances for me trying to be sure of its getting there in time. I am with ... unit I am with has been through it all for some time back and the boys are some of the best. One Capt. ... de[?] Ave[?]. The other night he was discussing some frothy subject like the various newer rag time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:01pm

6. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   they will keep me there but I hope they will give me some furlough right away. If they do that I may ... I went to Catford on Sat afternoon & took in a picture show & had tea there. We are allowed out ... they will get one a decent job when I get back to Victoria. I guess I shall have to take some inside ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:44am

7. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   p.m. I went out with Mr. MacDonald for some motorcycle practice- and we called into the Haywards for ... Hodgins, one from Axel. I will be writing these when I can. It seems that there has been some reshuffling ... going on in the First Branch- some of the moves I hope are permanent- especially if Dick Orchard is now ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:18am

8. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   balance of the Irish snaps, sorry some are stained, but I had a little hard luck the night I finished ... her sickness? Mail from this country is censored by official censors at some central censory office or ... sleep. So you have had some hot weather at last, We have had very little really hot weather & the ...

   Editor - Mar 16 2023 - 12:32pm

9. Letter from Bennett, James Howard

   nearly every one in the camp has been troubled the same way during the last couple of months. It think it ... I guess she would think that if I was as stupid every day as I was that one, they wouldn't be much ... he tried it every one thought he was falling. He had it turning on its side and everyway. It was the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:07pm

10. Letter from Evans, James Lloyd

    every once in awhile [sic] either Coombes or I would make the suggestion that we go down to Evans'. ... around the towns. It must be most unhealthy in hot weather. We have some great times making ourselves ... understood. Bill and I went on a shopping expedition the other night. The first thing we wanted was some ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:18pm