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1. Letter from Hamilton, William Harold

   from Ray Black I am going to see him when I go on leave but I won’t be going until Sept some time to ... wait yet that is the worst of being in the country we only get a six day’s pass every six month’s but ... when the war is over. Well I have a job loading here and I like it fine some change after not doing any ...

   Editor - Oct 24 2021 - 6:39pm

2. Letter from Hornibrook, Gladys

   from Ray Black I am going to see him when I go on leave but I won’t be going until Sept some time to ... wait yet that is the worst of being in the country we only get a six day’s pass every six month’s but ... when the war is over. Well I have a job loading here and I like it fine some change after not doing any ...

   Editor - Oct 24 2021 - 6:39pm

3. Letter from Cobourg World

   Well here we are in what I call some country. The hedges and roses are out in full bloom, and say, ... new one. The new one is some height, is it not? The last night we were at sea, a British cruiser was ... twenty miles. We also heard some heavy guns at sea Sunday night. I do not know what it was about. Stanley ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:27pm

4. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   overland seventy or eighty yards to the guns a little risky. Every day somebody gets killed. Yesterday ... uncomplainingly and willingly with our wounded; every one has remarked on it. They were a fine appearing body, ... yesterday). I found some cans of Fritz’s bully beef — I don’t like it much. But the desolation — my God, it’s ...

   Editor - Apr 12 2022 - 10:00am

5. Letter from MacLeod, Norwood

   three-quarters, so I will be going some, eh! Will have to go in spite of the weather! My first patrol is at 6.30 ... done up every night. Working at great altitudes is quite a strain and most tiring. I was on two patrols ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:34pm

6. Letter from Billard, Lewis G.

   when I'm on leave! Every day so far I've been in a different city. The first day I was in ... that! last evening I danced with some lovely Welsh girls in a hall in Swansea. Great fun! You'll be ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:04pm

7. Letter from Hamm, Allan

   some of the answers. The Xmas card was made so that the back would tear off and it is on this that the ... men have written. The full amount of £2000 which we asked for was subscribed and this gave every man ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:18pm

8. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   nothing like so bad as Coventry or London. We are allowed to go out on pass every day from 1.30 to 9 at ... somewhere. Either at the regiment or at the Holding Unit. This that I did get has been to nearly every place ... in England except where I was! But I got some, so I live in the hopes of getting the rest sometime ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:45pm

9. Letter from Campbell, William Nelson

   time, I say Essie I am going to send you a little Xmas box when I can get some place to get one you will ... get it before Easter anyway, thats some comfort Billie and I are going to the Box social Friday night ... the Mt Forest Rep. some times and I see the news. I see you had Bert Dyers back again the most ...

   Editor - Oct 15 2021 - 1:29pm

10. Letter from Moodie, Walter Hill

    is not perhaps to be wounded at that our sentries make some slight mistakes and the Regimental laugh ... him gives it away in the following manner. Seeing some one approaching he challenges him and being ... putting up some very creditable stone beastworks and tho' we are about fifteen miles from the scenes ...

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