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1. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   France May 12th 1918 My Dear Mother: I have not written you for some time so will write you ... afternoon. They are trying to hold one every Sunday if possible as of course only the men off duty can really ... Miss Laking, containing some fine cake and cookies, also canned coffee and sugar and it was all very ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:44am

2. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   would make me sick. Many, many thanks for it all. No one who has not had some time in the firing line ... camp for the Siege artillery in our corps and there are some fifteen or twenty men or possibly ... twenty-five from the battery to go back every ten days. The second bunch are back now, went the day before ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:43am

3. Letter from Dennison, Gordon Joshua

   off a tree the other night, some country eh. Rasperries are about $2.00 a crate out here and if they ... it would let me know eh and I could send you some out but you better send out the money if you get ... go down almost every day. My boarder chum was down last night but took an awful beating as far as his ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:31am

4. Letter from Humphrey, John "Jack" Fenton

   probably stick Today is my day off I get one every week so they tell me but even if most of them are ... sargents or coprals at home [censored]. Some of the boys on our Squadron that have been over here two years ... to work with. His wife send him some swell chicken soup which we enjoyed immensely, we split all our ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 4:15am

5. Letter from Sedgwick, Arthur Louis

   I thought that I had better stay in a catch up on some letter writing. Incidentally, I have some much better ... writing paper than this, as I received some in the parcel I received from you last week. At the moment ... will last me until I receive some more. I received a letter from Uncle Ted and Aunt Eleanor yesterday. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 6:38am

6. Letter from Hudgins, John

   But I reckon it takes some time for mail to travel when it has to go thro’ the Reserve.  Was sorry to ... but it’s some different for a stranger to find a map location than it would be for one of us old chaps ... who know every inch of the ground there but will do my best.  I told you in my last letter about my ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

7. Newspaper Article from Grant, John

   1st Pioneers. Mr. Grant, it will be remembered, lived for some time with Rev. Father Macdonell, and on ... 14th, 1916. DEAR MR. MATHESON: – I received your letter some time ago, also your parcel, for which ... now than he gives, although some of the boys were telling me he used to put over 10 shells to our one. ...

   Editor - May 28 2022 - 6:56pm

8. Poem from Sudbury, John P.

   He's used for every kind of job In every kind of way. A suit of clothes he makes complete When your ... uniform is wet And if he's stuffed with dirt or sand Makes a dandy parapet. We use him every night, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:43pm

9. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   bed about 5 am with you we are have a spell of rainy- foggy weather which is likely to last for some ... time, it is like this the beginning of every spring our cold weather is past, but I suppose you are ... about one from you every week. I suppose we are all waiting expectantly & anxiously for the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:46am

10. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    ill. He stopped to shake hands with every officer and also a few privates. He stopped right in from of ... at attention but with every faculty concentrated on one man- the King, alert to catch his every move, ... if you are contemplating sending me any parcels, try to include some homemade cake and cookies. Also ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:22pm