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  1. Letter from Billard, Lewis G.

    and wood carvings from England, as well as some brasswork, ironware and glassware. Every bit of ot was ... terrific. While I was looking around, an elderly lady standing beside me began to talk about some of the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:54pm

  2. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

    most interesting letter of July 11 tho I have read the supplement through, reading an article every day ... to have some boys in khaki to make up a crowd. Do you dance? I have never had any desire to learn and ... sometimes none falls to one's lot. Some time I will tell you about the mess in general. It is just ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:08pm

  3. Letter from Flett, Walter Earnest Peter

    will be finished the first fine day that comes along. We have some air work to finish, that is, firing ... bugle calls at sun down every evening & we stand at attention & salute until the flag is lowered ... get in some flying. Lots of love Pete Air Force WWI Europe Great Britain Letter from soldier 1916 ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:10pm

  4. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

    every way. In some respects it is not as bad as one might imagine. If rumours we get around here have ... to supplement army rations. Some of us had a bath parade today and I had my first bath since leaving ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:31pm

  5. Letter from Milthorp, Frederick John

    an army dentist. Dearest I would like you to send me some kind of "dope" that is good for ... you please send me some of that gutta-percha tooth stopping! I think it lasts as long as the filling ... have to send the ration waggon & water cart every night. I have not been up at all yet. The weather ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:46pm

  6. Letter from Bell, William Robert

    a route march every morning, part way with gas masks on too. It took our squadron 55 seconds to be ready ... a dance Saturday nights and they get in girls from all over the city. Some of them are O.K. and not bad ... in Canada a while yet, probably all summer and then some, but one never knows. Better be going now. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:11pm

  7. Letter from Ross, James Wells

    been going on with our usual work every day and each week a review is held by some prominent Staff ... After some delay we watered and fed the horses and at about 10 o'clock the cooks at last served hot ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:11am

  8. Diary from Ross, James Wells

    been going on with our usual work every day and each week a review is held by some prominent Staff ... After some delay we watered and fed the horses and at about 10 o'clock the cooks at last served hot ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:11am

  9. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

    a guard or a picket every week, sometimes two or three. I have done three guards and three pickets since ... have to call out the reserve picket. Some of the streets are no wider than our back lane. I tell you ... it's some fun when a row does start, although we do not get many. The duty of the picket mainly is to ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:16am

  10. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

    they had it out this winter so they really enjoyed it. On Sun. night Wesley & some other boys & ... playing darts he does pretty good & even gets a bulls eye but every once in a while he cheats he gets ... I hear that Mrs. Kibble is some better & is home from the hospital but with a heart like she has she ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:03am