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1. Letter from Curtis, Bill

   it? I am using my my chart board for a desk, it is the only handy thing around as I am not allowed out ... know how to put it in words, I hope you understand what I am saying honey, cause I mean every word of ... chart board for a desk, it is the only handy thing around as I am not allowed out of bed, so I hope you ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2023 - 11:59am

2. Letter from Bergquist, Arthur

   regular pay of $3.00 a day and for the last 14 days they allow $3 a day extra. So that is how I got the ... here after this month though my living out allowance drops to the regular and that is $1.25 a day. ... every day it would cost more than that to eat alone, and then to pay for a room it sure would amount up. ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

3. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   to just ‘walk in' on you, I guess I'd better not. But whether we are going to be allowed to ... return to ‘Civvy Street' is another matter. I was hoping I would be allowed to return because of my ... the Squadron, I hope we are allowed to remain together as a crew. I think we are because we ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:28pm

4. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   please thank Uncle Ross for me. He sends some quite often. You would be surprised the number we get ... sleeves! Down south we were allowed two eggs a month, but up here we eat very well. Had a letter from Aunt ... I haven't had my teeth into a steak for over ten months. Have some for me and tell me the sensation. Willy ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:27am

5. Letter from Row, John, Sr.

   a corporal as far as pay is concerned. There are only a certain number allowed, and they were all filled at ... There will be something extra for foreign postage. Buy one at McCullough's or some other newsstand ... hope for some time to come, but you never know your luck. We have had a couple of frosts that you feel ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:03am

6. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   than some of the poor fellows who are convalescent and will have to go to the front again. I have ... spoken to fellows who have been six months at the front and have only been allowed six days leave. We are ... having good weather here and this week has been hot. I sweat some I tell you when we have to run five or ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:01am

7. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   things to eat. Well dear I guess you were wondering what had become of me. I suppose you have had some of ... alright but we were called out in a hurry that evening so that I think some things must have been lost. It ... I shall look forward to letters regular from you when they do begin to come in. We are only allowed to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:40am

8. Letter from Reid, Donald Calderwood

   since coming over here mumps seem to go some when they get a start among men. I didn't get a letter ... heard from him yet. I don't know where he is. Some say they went to France and some say not. but he ... this hut so it makes it a lot better we had some dance last night. Some of the fellows acted as girls ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:25pm

9. Letter from McLellan, William John

   it easy. We do very little forming fours but put in our time learning things of some use. If I ever ... happen to have enough money on hand at one time I'll get some post card size photos taken. I think ... we're allowed to send them thru' the mail. I'll find out first. So the Fair was a grand ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:26pm

10. Newspaper Article from Cox, Bertram Howard

    was allowed in on it. It was a fight to a finish, and we counted Fritz out in the 23rd round after he ... trenches and turned loose some long swings from his field and heavy artillery. Fritz expected to get ... sponge. Finally in the 23rd round Fritz was caught on the point of the jaw with some very heavy stuff. His ...

    Editor - Nov 18 2021 - 4:06pm