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1. Letter from Steel, William Arthur

   pleased to receive your letter of the 5th and to learn you are getting some breaks and are having lots of ... Lachine. People eat in the mess in their pajamas occasionally and you are allowed to smoke there. There ... barrack-drunk I ever saw! As soon as I got on in bed they ripped me out and fed me some gin and so I watched the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:44pm

2. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   getting across the ocean, and the fact that I allowed myself barely enough money here to see me through- ... around for some inexpensive thing are all reasons for the failure to get a Xmas parcel off for my wife ... get away. I can perhaps take a week-end some where later on. There is only one place I really care ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:19am

3. Letter from Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp

   Brigade for two weeks allowed the Germans to build some sort of a barricade across a road right under ... assume some of the burden, while old Hal Gordon is on leave in England. Your splendid Christmas hamper ... from trenches tired, and find that the billet has been left dirty. Some battalions aren’t very strict ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

4. Letter from Gray, John Balfour

   14/12/41 Dearest Mother and Dad Well at long last there was some mail for me today. Letters from ... what we put in the letters. One lad is being court martialled because of some stuff he quoted in ... send me one of those Fuller hair brushes or whatever they are that I had. It seems some other fellow ...

   Editor - Jun 28 2022 - 4:45pm

5. Letter from Gill, Leslie Francis

   darling, more and more every minute. More than you love me and Evelyn combined. Thats a lot, isn’t it? ... I dont mind some kinds of sewing, but this puts me off. Canada badges, and medal ribbons. First of all ... course”? They used to allow prams on trams in my young days. Are the cars that crowded or is there a new ...

   Editor - Aug 1 2023 - 12:29pm

6. Letter from Mowat, Grant Davidson

   West Sandling Camp, Kent, England. October 30/16. Dear Betty, Received your letter some time ago, ... continue to do so indefinitely. It is not a steady rain – just extremely heavy showers every few minutes, ... knees, for they wont allow you to wear rubber boots while on duty. But the sergeant that was with me fell ...

   Editor - Oct 5 2023 - 9:36am

7. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   been separated from you more especially now that your letters flow in by every post. I can realise that ... benefit him not only in the way you mention- [?]- but in every other way as it has Stan and I. I shall be ... Luie and Mr. Waller written before dinner. In the afternoon it was still raining so I did some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:14pm

8. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

   be for some time yet. This is the first time I have been in this hut to write letters. It seems to be ... Paper is pretty scarce and cost like the dickens over here so we bum most of ours. Some stunt. There is ... line and the rations sure are hard to put down. They are some better this last day or two though for we ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:02pm

9. Letter from McCartney, Joseph

   I received the sad news of the death that has occurred in your midst. As you remark that he had every ... attention during the brief time he was ill, I agree with you in every respect, and I may add that, if ... have to be up to some pranks on that evening. I guess you would get a surprise when that spook gave you ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:04pm

10. Letter from Cobourg World

    sea level. It is described fine and cool, but wet. It rains every day, but it sure gives a fellow an ... arrangements with some natives to bring it in. They cut the tail off and sold it in the village. He found out ... are some pretty wild looking natives in this district. We passed some on the road the other day. They ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:59pm