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1. Letter from Irving, Gordon Budd

   first I have had for over a week. I wrote to Metcalf to-day as he desires a letter every Friday so he ... I am quite all right as usual and hope to remain so for some time yet. I have been herein the squadron ... five minutes yesterday a couple more [?] see me in H.E. Fern says she received some snaps of me (sent ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:33am

2. Letter from Beames, Henry Denys

   18/8/43. My darling Jill; I’m afraid dearest that it has been some time since my last letter, ... though I have been trying to get this written every night for days. We have been going to late class and ... some progress in our work. My crew so far consists of three Canucks – navigator, bomb aimer, and ...

   Editor - Feb 25 2023 - 7:19am

3. Letter from Garton, Thomas

   to your most welcome letter which I received some time ago we were in the trenches at the time so you ... letters alright at least I have received some and I hope there is more coming for if it were not for the ... now and I hope it continues for some time but I guess we have to take the weather as we get it. ...

   Editor - Jul 8 2023 - 10:02am

4. Letter from Cox, Bertram Howard

   the day before Easter. It was the hardest day's work I have done for some time. Marched miles and ... more marching. The gunners are not allowed to ride on the vehicles in France, in fact there is no room. ... any so far, although it is not as 'healthy' as some we've been in. [Note: Battle of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Nov 16 2021 - 2:45pm

5. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   and hope they will be able to make it permanent. I'm looking forward to some more photographs of ... we have an extra spurt on in some very interesting work, a lot of other thing happened during the ... had done a royal job on everything, and inspected me critically before he would allow me to "go ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:26am

6. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   where they are well qualified to do some good stuff. However it now seems that I've been blocked on ... all the leads, some of which were quite promising. Anyway it has strung on so long, that I'm not ... comes though. We have had some perfect weather, last week, but it seems to have gone back to normal ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:04am

7. Diary from Townsend, Thomas Franklin

   are some half dozen more shell holes and one in the room at the back of the chapel where I used to ... someone through the ruins. The horror deepened and at last I woke to realize some calamity. Those cries, ... it.  As the last moments approached-  frothing on the lips with that whitish yellow flow. Some were ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

8. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   it. My work is just plain work — lots and lots and lots of it — and then some. At seven A.M. I go on ... duty in my ward. At seven P.M. I come off. In case this might get monotonous, every other night ... far from the kitchen — some are the deuce of a way as this is a very big hospital. When you arrive ...

   Editor - Mar 7 2022 - 11:14am

9. Letter from McLean, David

   entertainment and singing every night. The minister holds free and easy meetings every Wednesday night. Well ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:06pm

10. Letter from Moyer, Jay Batiste

    form Aunt Blanche and Grace it was very good. I expect one from you every day how often do you send ... one. I wish I could get one about every two days as the food we get is rotten. To-night we got dry ...

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