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1. Letter from Gray, John Balfour

   with a nice little fireplace for heating purposes. We had a choice of kippers on toast or some fried ... might be when we get to the Squadron. I forgot to tell you their were also some canned peaches. Harry ... have a lot to be thankful for. Our aircraft strength is increasing now rapidly. Some of the new planes ...

   Editor - Jun 28 2022 - 4:21pm

2. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   second parcel, and I just opened it after dinner to-day. It had evidently seen some travelling and was ... the top of the chicken jar had broken and it was some ripe. It had not tho, I am glad to say, affected ... parcel was also OK, and I will write her a little note. I have done some letter writing since I came to ...

   Editor - Feb 2 2023 - 10:40am

3. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   some really good things, mostly from home. The parcel is [?] the "ripping" jam tart, the [?] ... into a village about six or seven kilos away. It is just like every other French village- white washed ... isn't very much to choose between that and infantry. Whether or not I can get into the RAF at some time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:16pm

4. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

   I read your very welcome letter yesterday and I am glad to hear that every thing is going good over ... some of the boys have had some close calls. We all know what war is anyway. I saw my first aeroplane ... the second for the British airman in one hour and he brought both the Germans down. That was some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:57pm

5. Letter from Cobourg World

   every confidence that we have not had four fine days together since August. It does seem to be going ... to take our chance in this war. Some will come back all right, some disabled for life, others wounded ... chance in this war. Some will come back all right, some disabled for life, others wounded who will take ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Feb 11 2022 - 12:05pm

6. Letter from Ross, James Wells

   bath just a shower. (fine too). Yesterday I had sick parade in the afternoon and we got some lumber and ... huts sunning themselves (and some examining shirts). This is a very picturesque sight, but thank ... "in" this last time. It rained, snowed, thawed, froze and every other thing in turn. As a consequence ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:39pm

7. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

   hasn't been hot here for the last couple of days as a matter of fact it rained about every day for the ... last week. You had better use some of that $25.00 to pay the next payment on my loan as the money ... some more socks and they cost me 65 cents a pair isn't that sort of steep. I have got to buy some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:16pm

8. Letter from Loney, Edward (Ted)

   a week before we finish. The work is grand as there is something new to learn about the guns every day. ... of weeks I have been trying to make some lighters. Up to date I have started three but cannot get the ... the next week. If they turn out alright I will send one home. I am also looking around for some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:37pm

9. Letter from Robertson, Gordon Stuart

   little funk hole in an old trench. We nestled some fine wood and got hold of a brazier. Every night and ... generally is when the Canucks attempt it. Some of our boys were talking to a Frenchman not long ago and ... throwing his bombs. Maybe some poor Fritz on the firestep at the edge of his side of the crater, would ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:07pm

10. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    thinking that I would like some. It is really too heavy though to send- costs you a lot in postage and ... risk their lives to bring every ounce of stuff to us from across the Atlantic. Concentrated things like ... to have them. I got some extra back pay the other day- so am going to send you a special remittance ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 11:44pm