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1. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   8 July, ’17. My Dearest Lal: — I have just been lying here soliloquizing on the curious ways some ... for another load. The officer would count them, and say nothing, and every now and then go into the ... three days without ceasing. I know, because I carried the stuff from the cave to the dump, and every ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 3:58pm

2. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   of us set off for Camberley, some 31/2 miles away. It is within a mile of Sandhurst, or rather vice ... for three of them I think. Of course cream is not allowed to be sold, it goes to the Government for ... munition purposes & very little if any cheese is allowed to be made. What is sold is all imported. On ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:01am

3. Letter from Adams, George Walter

   increased the Separation Allowance five dollars a month which with this month makes the 20 extra. I saw ... nobody was allowed to sell icing sugar. Then just the other day the ban was lifted & it seems quite ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:07am

4. Letter from McArthur, John Alexander

   address above I have been transferred. This is an entirely different kind of place from Norwich. Every ... soon I will be sent back to Canada. The men are going back from here every day so perhaps my turn will ... come soon. Altho I am having no special treatment so far I am getting better every day. Of course ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:44pm

5. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   have been going ever sence- she is certainly some goer we expect to run into Liverpool on Sunday ... the mouth of the harbor was a submarine net (which I believe has caught some fish.) an opening was ... left these behind = right from the moment of sailing every man on board was served out with a life ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:00am

6. Letter from Gass, Clarence Reginald

   France, Aug. 10, 1917 Dear Lillian: Its about time for me to answer some of your letters. Received ... weeks ago but haven't done so yet. It has been raining nearly every day for three weeks, but ...

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

7. Letter from Billard, Lewis G.

   some time But it won't be a burden to carry around. When I spoke to the Education Officer about ... told me that the Air Force pays a month's tuition, and Living expenses at college for every month ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:56pm

8. Letter from Reid, Donald Calderwood

   makes good at the V.G. I though she was going to come over seas. I saw some U.S. troops yesterday. Glad ... to hear that [?] is better. I guess every body will have a car soon will they not? Suppose you drive ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:57pm

9. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   chap. Yes, vingt-et-un is the same in every country, and I am no mean player- hear the money jingle in ... in Canada after the war before returning, but of course that will probably be some time yet. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:15am

10. Letter from Bird, George Morton

    note. I want to thank you for the excellent parcel which arrived today. Every thing arrived in the best ... to her next day, but didn't manage to write again for some time as we were only "out" ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:12am