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1. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   at the other billet along with some other stuff which I wasn't in need of while we were up here ... There was some pretty heavy shelling from both sides & the trenches were smashed up in places. ... other & sing songs. We get a free firework display every night from both sides & every time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:24am

2. Letter from Henderson, Kenneth Francis

   Every one of these horns has a little bottle of acid in it and if one of these horns is struck or ... crushed in any way, the acid bottle is broken and the acid mixes with some carbon inside the mine and this ... a machine gun or whatever happens to be handy and we have some target practice. It is kind of dangerous too ...

   Editor - Oct 9 2022 - 3:43pm

3. Letter from Gray, John Teaton

   time. I'm a busy man now, you know. I don't lay around every day until noon. I get up at 6:30, ... some sleep. I may be home sometime in the next three years, however I'm not sure. You can't ... have to eat them some day Cheerio John. [top of new page: “ Addition No 1. ”] My address now is ...

   Editor - Oct 24 2022 - 8:51am

4. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   walk to this town to fix these orders up, will try and send you some when we get a good sized pay, glad ... the wheel must turn around every month if not get someone to look after it you should get 70$ a month ... I found while in the line they did all rite in the mud I hope we are as lucky every time we are up in the ...

   Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 8:20am

5. Letter from Nanaimo Daily Free Press

   both sides is terrible although we seem to do the best shooting. Some of the Germans fighting around ... all over the place, but at night after we had dug our trenches and I got some straw from an old barn ... and made myself comfortable, after putting a man on guard, I began to think, and every time one of the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:34am

6. Letter from Hamm, Charles Bovyer

   every day with all the important news. The officers and sergeants here have travelled 1st Class all the ... first few days some of the fellows were pretty seasick but I never missed a meal. It was only a little ... couple of days we were getting settled down then after that every morning we had physical drill which is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 12:14pm

7. Letter from Humphrey, John "Jack" Fenton

   fly we get seventy five cents more a day.) I really like flying & go up at every opportunity, ... a strong Canadian accent I'll send you a picture some day. Don't get ideas Mom I'll still ... believe me theirs nothing like them every airman should be equiped with them I could have sold it for five ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 4:05am

8. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   every subject but one- "Bombs" There were eight of us who tried, the exam, five of them being ... fellows who had served with the R.F.C. in France as observers. It makes me shriek with laughter every time ... the Kingsley Hotel and I go in to town every afternoon after flying is over, and return at about ten ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

9. Letter from Cobourg World

   taken them all. The Germans have some deep dugouts, 22 steps deep. We threw bombs into these until we ... like walking over rye straw. Germans by the thousands lying dead. Every one of us were hunting for ... souvenirs. Every dugout had two or three live Germans in. We would search them. Nearly everyone had a dirk or ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:01pm

10. Letter from Hampson, Sidney Thomas

    which is where I am located this morning. I was chopping some wood for the fire when a squadron of 27 ... all around us. I was on "listening post" every night and on the second night, Fritz turned ... time at Christmas this year- went on work parties every night and it has been raining nearly every day. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:28am