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1. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   in the past, but all the other countries of the world are every bit the same. Perhaps many people ... certainly have faults, but they have some fundamental and admirable virtues too. One thing, whenever she has ... gave me some interesting old books, which I am going to have restored by an old bookbinder before ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:21am

2. Letter from Nanaimo Daily Free Press

   interesting work, and if I don't get potted by some German sniper I may make good and win my stripes in ... expecting every minute to be moved back to do a little more work. I may add there are none of us very ... some barbed wire a few hundred yards back to some engineers, we had no sleep for three days then, and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:30am

3. Letter from Sedgwick, Arthur Louis

   far today, I felt too tired to bother so I thought I'd better start writing some letters. ... I've hardly written any since I came to England. I took some pictures of some of the fellows and also ... have to get up at 6:30 every morning and do physical training in just a pair of shorts and a shirt. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 6:36am

4. Diary from Davies, Harry

   a handbag, called on some friends of Annie's, through Conway Castle, took snaps, with Mrs. Jones, up to ... and to Deganivy to some friends, walked back from Deganivy to Llandudno, clear day, play lido and ... checkers every night March 16 To service in Welsh chapel in morning, service all in Welsh, caught train at ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:19pm

5. Letter from Hudgins, John

   haven’t done anything yet today but freeze.  We are having some English fog this week.  Real fog could not ... hut or most every one.  I seen young Taylor this morning, Milton’s boy, forget his name and don’t’ ... better chance I have of getting out alive.  We are having some hot meetings the last few nights about ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

6. Letter from Davis, George Ansley

   education on some of the favorite instruments,’ cello, harp or violin and have dreams of how, as an old ... Did mother to get some presents for the children as I requested, for there birthdays; will try to send ... some little gift from Scotland if I get there. Please convey my congratulations to Irene and Pearl on ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

7. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   from my accident though my memory seems to play some funny tricks on me lately. I saw Liulf the other ... beer every night with Mr. Ravenscroft before retiring, which he insists is good for me. I was detailed ... The snaps are lovely and just the type I wanted. I have some good snaps too, but can’t send them as ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

8. Letter from Campbell, William Nelson

   Sunday August 22 nd 1915 Dear Cousin:- Your every welcome letter found, me in good health but ... Belgium girls, and we have to talk to them by signs, some of them can talk a little english, but the girls ... that fellow with the auto, beware of those fellows with hired autos or you will have to walk home some ...

   Editor - Oct 15 2021 - 2:41pm

9. Letter from Hill, Charles William

   head. The only thing that takes some imagining is the dinner. We had a lovely? dinner of McConochie stew ... rights of October. We’ve been with the Chaplains Service for six months now too. We’ve had some beautiful ... Mick Musgrove and I took a pretty long hike with J. Whitewater and came in in some snowstorm. If it ...

   Editor - Nov 10 2021 - 12:14pm

10. Letter from Carry On: Letters in War-Time

    take up the malted milk and some blocks of chocolate for a hot drink. It somehow makes you seem very ... odds and ends come to mind, smacking of local colour. After an attack some months ago I met a solitary ... trench where his son was buried. The boy had died there some days ago in going over the parapet. ...

    Editor - Jul 31 2022 - 9:28am