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1. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   now while every week we are receiving word of some wounded or killed- just the other day we got word ... Ridge, it was certainly a great day for the Canadians. Every day now brings its news of success & ... Prof Tyndall, the famous scientist = (she spends a few months here every year just to be near her ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:29am

2. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   every great flyer of the past took over 12 hrs. to fly and in some cases were nearly given up as ... section flies every day either in the morning or in the afternoon but one section flies all day every ... impression still sticks. Nothing very exciting happened to me there. We got a ride with some insurance broker ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:03pm

3. Letter from McLorg, Francis Harold

   back at some strategic point troops are kept who can be run to wherever they may be needed, they are ... line trenches, the second line is back of this or I suppose in some instances might incorporate the ... practically every man has a decent dugout. They rustle and make themselves braziers, get leave to beat it off ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:40pm

4. Letter from Duffield, Lloyd Quintus

   of the rear party to clean up the grounds and every thing else that must be done on leaving an old ... the trenches. I received a card from Ed Decou some long time ago and he informed me then that he would ... I saw some of those conscripts at their work and the awful look of agony on their faces. So they are ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

5. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

   rest, and believe me, I have been in some pretty tight corners. In an attack that we made on the ... over them, and wherever I looked some one was falling. It sure was fierce. So many of our officers were ... man to find out who he was, and I found a letter addressed to me from England. Some one had given it ...

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

6. Letter from Bennett, James Howard

   here every Sunday morning and then we have kit inspection before dinner. I think I will go over to the ... tasted pretty good. I have often wished I had some good pop corn here, as we have a pretty good stove ... night but I guess it is like all the rest of the stories that have been going the rounds. Some of the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:05pm

7. Letter from Bennett, James Howard

   out of every fourty eight for the last week or so, so I think I will sleep in/ doe awhile. Everybody ... run over for a coule of weeks on some duty. I was talking to the Maj. to-day for a little while. He ... a little more interesting work. That was some poem that you put in your letter. Write again some time and ...

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

8. Letter from Thorburn, Howard Beverley

   some believe me. I got 2 parcels, some magazines and a box of Walker's caramels besides many ... inaccurate. Our 12" howitzer is the one for me every time as it's remarkably accurate. Were strafed ... a bit this morning with 5.9's & 4.2's but they did no harm. They also chucked some gas ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:01pm

9. Letter from McLean, John

   too you cannot emigene what it is like. But say this sure is a fine country some of the lovelest land ... kept together then. we dont know when we will go to the trenches but dont expect it will be for some ... But then it wouldnt do. you know. Well how is every one around there anyway. There is about 2 dozen ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:02pm

10. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

    & warm every day. Have visited some of the nearby villages and sometimes get a feed of eggs and ... I have been doing some training for a tug-of-war team to strengthen my muscles which will do no harm. ... also swimming at a pool a short distance away. May start to do some work soon now though. I have seen ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:43am