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1. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   captaincy was promised me away back last June and I looked in the Gazette every day for two months and ... ever having seen the firing line. Some soldier, I am! Emma Grainger is here now- or rather she has been ... I think. The big Zepp raid on Saturday night was a great sight. Some of the bombs fell within sight of our ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

2. Letter from Ramsey, Edward Cresswell

   assigned money every month, if you are not, let me know exactly what is due and I will see about it, with ... have to let me off with a short letter. It will soon be Christmas now, and some of the Batman are ... getting some puddings sent, and we are goin to chip in and buy a goose. And perhaps next Christmas I will ...

   Editor - Nov 22 2021 - 5:15pm

3. Letter from Curtis, Bill

   I am now taking a signal course and does it ever call for some studying, wowie; sick bay had better ... a different show on every second night and there is the odd dance, so it is just as well to stay in. How is ... had the baby yet? Let me know when she does. How is your mom and dad? I couldn’t understand some of ...

   Editor - Jan 31 2023 - 9:53am

4. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   not many stayed in B. However I did meet some instructor types from this station which somewhat ... prepared me for the move. Another night I got mixed in with some American naval officers at the officers ... Rising at 0700 every other day is only one of them—the general spit and polish of any training station is ...

   Editor - May 29 2023 - 5:07pm

5. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   service but I think it should go out every day. In some occasions I may not mail it the day its written as ... it is some distance from our hut but this is not the rule. Mail is supposed to go over town about ...

   Editor - May 31 2023 - 12:55pm

6. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   possible. Personally, I think I have every chance of getting a commission in one branch of the service or ... other and there seems every reason to hope for the best. I hope you will not be caused much trouble. All ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:18pm

7. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   of a bi-monthly publication. I would immediately subscribe and have it delivered every morning. Am ... Kodak man cannot fix it, so I shall have to throw it away. Perhaps I had better explain some of them, ... for the costumes look rather barbarian in some cases. No. 1, in case you cannot make it out is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:10pm

8. Letter from McNeill, John

   a regular gale most of the dugouts were washed down & some of the men had nowhere to lie down & had ... get them soon, we have got rubber boots though, which helps some, they reach right up to the hips ... morning & he gave me some pills which might help me a little, I hope they do, as this is no place for ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

9. Letter from Davey, John Vernon

   you it was great fun reading thro' them & getting some idea of what was going on back home. ... I wrote a long letter to Con also last week in reply to some of hers that arrived here & can imagine ... some kites I spent five days down there waiting for mine it was a change, usually you are only around ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:52am

10. Letter from Nanaimo Daily Free Press

    trenches every third morning, doing two days in out of six, and six hours on and six hours off while in the ... that it shall soon come our turn for some excitement. I am back to my old job again. I didn't ... process, but it is the only way that you can work without making a noise. This is certainly some kind of ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:36am