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1. Letter from Moodie, Walter Hill

   the past eight weeks I shall try and give you some account. If all the details of our march from ... reached Pretoria. Our Regt spent some four weeks resting at Bloemfontein after their heavy marching from ... mountain" where the Boers had been all day, and retired from this position as soon as darkness allowed us ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:32am

2. Letter from McNeill, John

   was pitch dark & every now & again we would slip into a shell hole or a ditch full of water, ... a ton with the wet & mud & my blanket is pretty much the same, I think if some of the soldiers ... they do, but in spite of all the hardships & misery you would be surprised how cheerful every one ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

3. Letter from Brown, Jack Malcolm

   I hope you will write once every week. I am a very poor correspondence as you already know but I will try ... snowfalls. In some countries they had to dig their sheep out of the drifts. We are situated on the south ... Ontario. Well, we came on a troop train and no men are allowed on or off till they get their destination ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:25am

4. Letter from Lakefield College School Collection

   days ago along with one from Hadley. That boy has written me some very interesting letters, and I mean ... They were soldiers- every man of them and they looked it. We wore our great coats over outfits of ... very probably be scant and uninteresting but remember that we are allowed to receive all that is sent ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:10pm

5. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   I don't think it will be long before we see some action. It seems pretty definite now that we are not ... nine and thirteen and all possessed of extremely remarkable voices. Every voice has been carefully ... not allowed to travel on the trains or buses from Good Friday to Easter Monday. That shows just how ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:23pm

6. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   one to-morrow or Thurs, I shall have to quit looking for one every mail now, as we had an official ... feel so sad. I have some papers for you when I know where to send them to, guess you'll know quite ... kept away & sat all by himself at another end of the Hall, he is foolish to allow himself to feel ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:37am

7. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

   the time allowed- 3 minutes- was altogether too short for a thorough job so I had to go out dirty. ... you. I see I have commenced my last sheet of paper, so must govern myself accordingly. Yesterday some ... doubtless soon be headed "Somewhere in Germany". We get nearer every time I write. With much love, ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:06pm

8. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

   the time allowed- 3 minutes- was altogether too short for a thorough job so I had to go out dirty. ... you. I see I have commenced my last sheet of paper, so must govern myself accordingly. Yesterday some ... doubtless soon be headed "Somewhere in Germany". We get nearer every time I write. With much love, ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:06pm

9. Letter from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

   Frances McAvity. Hear from Sem every other day and he is well though working hard. Mary & I have ... allowed to be worn with uniform. Didn’t cost much either. Had a nice letter from Stanley to-day. Said he ... you have a maid yet. Don’t like to think of you doing all the work alone. Had some pictures taken in ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

10. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    shook our windows, whatever it was exploded twice. They are tightening on these islands every day and ... I will be glad when we get over. We are allowed to throw away no meat, potatoes or bread & this ... time for the theatre. I will send you some “snaps” later. You speak of the charging 15¢ for pancakes. ...

    Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 4:34pm