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1. Letter from Cobourg World

   but I am not allowed to give you any particulars; about two weeks later they raided London, doing ... some Imperial troops here, we couldn't all get in huts, but 10th and 11th Batteries got in huts, ... we landed; although some of the boys have been lucky enough to get leave and have been up to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 30 2021 - 3:56pm

2. Letter from Law, John William

   apologize for having neglected to write for some time, with the exception of the field post cards which ... should be done. As you know the Col. Was allowing me half pay while out here, but as it was only a verbal ... some light a cigarette half way across, and one regiment kicked a football over with them. On the somme ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:40am

3. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   tell me not to write such foolish letters. If you have some of my letters which I have written to you ... at various times you must find some considerable amusement rereading them. But never mind you can ... roughly served and often poorly cooked. The hours are very good too for we are allowed out from 1.30 till ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:04pm

4. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   after dinner, the boys were allowed to be about in part of the garden on their rugs and read. It was too ... I had a lazy time, talking a little to some of the boys & reading by fits & starts some of ... I prepared to seek some tea at St. Peters at 4.30 when Mr. P. appeared from a far corner of the garden & ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:07am

5. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   being completed. The exterior colour scheme sounds very effective too. You must get Dave to take some ... a brick! I wish my extra pay would hurry & come through so that I could increase your allowance ... fighting it out by herself for a long time to come. We have had some lovely days lately- and spring seems ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:59am

6. Letter from Rooke, (Robert, Charles, and George)

   came down with them. I come in every weekend here so I will see quite a lot of them. Hannah is looking ... of any of you. I will get a good one taken myself some of these days & send you one. Thank you ... pleased to have some place again where I can drop in & feel at home. I will close now with love & ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:45am

7. Letter from Beaton Institute

   is raining nearly every day, something like the weather last fall when we landed. Never heard from ... big tin. Think some of our mail must have been sunk, some boys got boxes that were soaken wet with ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:16am

8. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

   London yesterday, and it is sure some town from what we saw. At every step we made there was a bunch of ... Prinz, and she is sure some boat. There are a bunch of wounded Canadians here from the 1st and 2nd ...

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

9. Letter from McDougall, John Alexander

   I wrote enough letters that I might possibly get one in reply which I am looking forward to every day but ... in it now. I wish you would send me some papers. I wrote a long time ago asking mother & yourself ... to send me some things well I have received nothing since the box mother sent me for Christmas so if ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:41pm

10. Letter from Cobourg World

    the past two weeks I have seen more than pictures. We sure have seen some fine country. The farming ... more miles and a village again, and so on. It is not like it is in Canada with a house on every farm. ... There are very few fences. No Canadian mail yet since coming here, but we expect some any day now. I am ...

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