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  1. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

    before, spent it in London where we had a real good time and saw some places we did not see before. On ... Sun. forenoon, for instance, we went to Petticoat Lane in Whitechapel where every Sun. forenoon the ... a very much smaller boat. It was colder and it took them ten days to get across. There was also some ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:58am

  2. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    comparative treatment with that of the Zombies has left a very bad taste in every decent mouth. The general ... without some annoyances. Spit and polish is once again the order of the day. We really don’t mind if there ... front, which is some twelve miles away. That is one thing I really like about going up front. All ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  3. Letter from Davis, Lena Aloa

    trip. It sounds as if you had enjoyed every minute of it and I am sure you did. What a lot of changes ... as they were directly above us and bombs dropped on every side of us. I admitted ten victims into my ... third year and am so homesick I feel I must see home if only for a few hours. I wish I knew some one on ...

    Editor - Mar 1 2022 - 2:44pm

  4. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

    in and go out every day, I may miss a day or two this time, I have been buying some peaches and cakes ... make a start some place if possable Tell Stan will be glad also and that the cake did taste great glad ... now a little letter every little while is what counts, will be glad to get the comb mine is very small ...

    Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 12:34pm

  5. Diary from Duffy, Reginald Carl Francis

    Greece. As the Arabs hate the Turks there may be some interesting complications in the near future. Quite ... R.A.F. personnel on leave. The R.A.F. thinks there are too many Lady Astors allowed to talk in England. ... the enemy as he craftly used very few of his guns thus intending to think it was syracuse or some ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:01pm

  6. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

    Thurs. Apr. 12- Ammunition is being packed up every day on horses- packs to carry eight rounds are ... so, horses die every day- it is hard work for man or horse. Moved our horse lines to a drier place. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:16pm

  7. Letter from McLellan, William John

    over. You see there's some sort of reception Committee who meet all leave trains and look after the ... I went back and done some shopping. I bought a pair of breeches for 3 7/6 and a pair of putteess & ... watched the people- thousands of them. You would certainly have enjoyed that for you see every sort and ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:38am

  8. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    Sunday we get over here is when we get day off duty, usually every sixth or seventh day. Our turn for ... while I am writing now, great deeds of heroism are taking place some four and a half miles out in front. ... asked me about the underwear Harry sent. It is fine in every way, but don't send anymore as it is ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:26am

  9. Letter from Johns, Lawrence Earl

    untill after 5 A.M. this morning with a rest every hour Maby I wasn't a tired boy. Well we got some ... I was to dead beat to lug it around. I have been in several of his dugouts. He sure can fix them up some ... down alough sometimes he still makes it hot for us. So far I have not had a scratch but some others are ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:01pm

  10. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    to news of your trip down south with Mary and Ruth, from your last letter, there seemed to be some ... and then they can be forwarded on to you. We're only allowed to send these to Canada. There ... usually is some delay in mail when one is moving about, guess that is to be expected. This week past has ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:41am