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1. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   of Sat. Evening Posts from you last night. Many thanks. I certainly enjoy some of the articles and ... allowed to have a fire at O. P. It has been especially welcome up here for I have been out forward twice ... come. I saw some figures on the first draft yesterday. No doubt you will have seen them. Some showing ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:47am

2. Letter from Morlidge, Arthur Bryan

   I couldn't. We have been aboard a ship for the past week and were not allowed to write any letters or ... the deck one night the wind lifted my hat off my head and sent it overboard. I hope some fish ... nursing sisters on the boat. Some of them knew Ernest at Weyburn. One even nursed him and was she nice!! ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:33pm

3. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   across and three feet high, and with every window open, and there are nine of them, it is not very warm. ... take the instructors course which lasts 2 months and then act as instructors here for some time ... so many different kinds. Some are made of jam tins, others of slabs of guncotton tied to pieces of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:09pm

4. Letter from Cobourg World

   a few months time I will be allowed to tell you the name of the village. It must be some comfort for you ... Battery most of them some distance away. One shell came twenty yards from the gun and a small splinter ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:55pm

5. Letter from Eardley, Thomas Ernest

   time I had yet during the War, was the time we were in France, we used to have some fine times there, ... off, in your Letter I dont know wether you are allowed to do so or not, I think it is a matter of luck, ... other Group's; Sadie must be shure & remember about the snapshots. I should love to have some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:18pm

6. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   was a glorious warm autumn day. In the morning, the boy I came in with borrowed from some one he knew ... here the large sum of ten shillings, five of which he gave to me — and as we are allowed out from ten ... evening. We played tennis — some of the sisters came to play, and also we had our pictures took on the ...

   Editor - Mar 9 2022 - 2:43pm

7. Letter from Cobourg World

   to convalescent camp and eventually 'up the line,' Some of the socks have a different ... socks. I took some of my own up to the ward and exchanged them. I am glad I did as 'Flanders ... coming in every day absolutely soaked and it has been a pleasure to have a few extra pairs of socks to ...

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

8. Letter from Dennison, Gordon Joshua

   isn't to bad compared to some of them. A lot of the Canadians boys here got them just about the same ... time. Every thing that you sent was just what I wanted especially the eats and smokes. I answered Junes ... received any mail for the past few days but I hope I get some soon I got the letter that you wrote the same ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:20am

9. Letter from MacKinnon, Archibald "Archie"

   it. Say, I have been writing and answering every letter I receive here but I suppose they never reach ... their destination. You say we have been in some hard fighting. Well it hasn't been too bad yet but ... we are holding our own every time. We never step back at all. The last time we was in I didn't ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:26pm

10. Letter from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

    left & is signing off 10£ ($50) a month of his pay to me besides my separation allowance, which ... fuss. I may be able to save all my separation allowance & buy a nice fur coat. Will have to finish ... this in the morning. Find I still have a little more time so will add some to this. Had a nice letter ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm