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1. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   more than 5$ we are back in a Village again had to do some jumping to but got out all O.K will have ... some mits with strong boots up to the hips sheep skin coat street hat wish you could see me in full ... time from home his name is Goyit he sleeps with me is great company big and fat makes every body laugh ...

   Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 8:18am

2. Diary from White, Herbert Hill

   battalion attached to our Coy. From today we worked every day on the line until May 1St. We had some snow ... tent, so we did not suffer from the cold as some of the others did. We swiped coal from the French, also ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:28pm

3. Letter from Fardoe, George Samuel

   some place. Gee I am having a high time, sight seeing, it sure is a change from old Brandon, came home ... people, as well as vehicles of every description, but I manage to paddle my little canoe. Say Jimmie, just ... lay these cards aside where I can redeem them, some fine day. Am feelling jake Army WWI Europe Great ...

   Editor - May 19 2022 - 11:39am

4. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

   been very sick for some weeks, and [?] sent me away for six days on sick leave out of mud & wet. ... some of the boys are all right they got married and the govement gives them so much a day and they live ... at home They brote there wifes to live in town nearest to camp & they go home every night and for ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

5. Letter from McNeill, John

   the trenches we are not allowed to take off any of our clothing or equipment, we have to sleep with ... shelled us every day, but most of their shots went away behind us, we had one narrow escape though, four ... & make more tea, which was no joke, as every thing was damp & it was quite a job to get a fire ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

6. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   I have been in comparative safety. The sound of the guns is mostly from our own weapons, so every bang is ... a few days after the time you stated. But while I am glad that mental telepathy tells you some of the ... that that is the first time they have seen a "Parson" do this, or that. Some of the uses to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 11:36pm

7. Letter from Davis, Lena Aloa

   the main object is to get some thing the men are going to appreciate. One of the wards had no clock ... the letter although you in your letter had also spoken of a box, some how I did not think of it coming ... from Eatons and I thought yours would contain some little message for me. Any way I straight away ...

   Editor - Mar 1 2022 - 2:19pm

8. Letter from Steel, William Arthur

   taste just now). Today I've been staying around getting organized. I [?] some laundry, got ... a haircut, and new heels on my only shoes AND got some dough. Part of the morning Scotty, Vic & I spent ... reason we get our Indian allowance. Something along the lines of the colonial allowance in [??] to keep ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:51am

9. Letter from Cobourg World

   allowed to sit up some. My, I do feel strong. Losing a little blood for my country has not weakened me, it ... are wounded. I had a lady bring me some cream and a bottle of honey and some candy. Another brought me ... one is written in French, the other in Belgian. Get some one to read them for you. The one is a death ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:23pm

10. Letter from Butler, Karl Vincent

    I could and every body was satisfied. In the after noon some more parcels came for some of the boys, and ... would be the one highest in my favor and collect some of whatever the parcel offered. I did the best ... The next day we were shooting at 200 yds. and I tried five times and missed every time. The major was ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:06pm