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1. Letter from McNeill, John

   was Turkey & Plum Pudding & Sweets & Nuts, but I was not allowed any pudding or sweets, ... brought lots of cigarettes which were very acceptable & some brought magazines & papers, to night ... I wish I was out of it & back to camp again so that I could get moving round some. I got a letter ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

2. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   death, of course. I keep getting some from the Hospital, which is out of date to say the least; but most ... course, consider the possibility that he may be pulling one big “swinging the lead” stunt; some darned ... is wounded in the trenches, he goes to the advanced dressing station.... I was going on, when some ...

   Editor - Mar 7 2022 - 4:01pm

3. Letter from Corcoran, John Andrew

   you. There were always some curios in every office I worked in similar to the one you mentioned. I am ... but was not speaking to him. McNeill & I went to look up J.H. English some months ago but ... didn't see him as he was out when we got to his billet. Some of the villages around here are levelled to ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

4. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   by-the-way, is some record. At our Aerodrome, some one crashes a machine almost every day that there is ... fact, although he has had some ten or twelve forced landings, has never even broken a wire, which ... "on five days leave" helps to make it so too. Soldiers of every sort and description pass you on ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

5. Letter from Burnett, Arthur Francis

   write one every sunday, and you’ll get one every week and that will help some, be sure and put my right ... london some town I tell you, I was their six days and enjoyed myself fine, I would like to live their ... think of that so think Ill cut out chewing I got some from Capt Kane that was sent over from Canada ...

   Editor - Feb 28 2023 - 12:57pm

6. Letter from Bennett, James Howard

   a foul on them. When every any of the fellows would get started with the ball some of the girls would ... a wealthy man who lives near here. He has put on a concert almost every Monday night all winter, and he ... bunch, he had ten artists and every one of them were good. He always brings a good variety of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:07pm

7. Letter from Bennett, James Howard

   a few to-night. The bunch got payed to-day so every one is away down town, so I decided to stay in and ... write letters as the house is quiet and will go to town/ some other night. This is the first time I have ... every one knew it was finishing at eleven and no one cared to be killed at the last hoour although a few ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:09pm

8. Letter from Baird, Gavin Gibson

   seconds. We also had Swedish Drill every morning, but this was optional with the officers. We also had ... wide, and it is a difficult port to get in to. Every boat must have a pilot, and even then the sand bars ... went from Montreal to Quebec, where we took some more men on, and from there on to Halifax, and if you ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:17am

9. Letter from Vandersluys, Charles Herman

   The weather was bright and warm and every one was feeling in fine spirits. Jack besides commanding his ... necessary and would not accept anything from me excepting some chocolate in a small package which he can ... 100 or less and every one was as cheerful as birds on a bright spring day. It was a really wonderful ...

   Editor - Apr 7 2023 - 11:51am

10. Letter from Cobourg World

    estimation next year will mark our lasting triumph; even at that allowance should be made for some great ... issues; but I thought it might be of some interest to you to know that the men in the trenches are ... debating society ever had more earnest speakers than I have heard in my experience of some five months in ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 30 2021 - 4:06pm