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1. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   Flying Corps that word in nearly every case means "Killed".  Death seems very far away as we ... sit here in the warm spring sunshine, with the sweet smoky air of France making every moment of ... course we never allow ourselves to think of these things for long. Our "Nerve" is just as ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

2. Letter from Senton, Claude

   not allowed to send them anymore. As I mentioned before I received the suit, its O.K. & cigarettes ... awhile, also plenty to read. There are a number of softball games & also football on every evening. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:46pm

3. Letter from McNeill, John

   and reading room & bar & are allowed to stay up an hour later every night, but that is a thing ... got across safely; we had lifeboat drill every day & sometimes twice a day, every man knew what ... & every man on board was at his boat with life belt on in seven minutes, which means that if the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

4. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   degrees- but oh my it has been rough especially on some the weather has been so hot too- five men were ... cake- ice cream- fruit etc you shall have every dollar that I can possibly spare, I guess that I'll ... getting your different allowances alright & how much. I would not change the address for the Patriotic ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:09am

5. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   of my nose and cheek, I am just as good as ever. I go in for a swim in the sea every day and ... sometimes twice, and play the odd game of tennis. We are quite close to a fair-sized town and are allowed to ... go there every day after four o’clock, but must be back by ten-thirty. I will give you a brief résumé ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

6. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   to allow married men to return once in every three years at least. Because of this long absence, many ... a very stormy one. Some of the “hot heads” really told him what they thought. I’m afraid the poor chap ... the conscription question. Another bone of contention is the leave question. Every other Allied Army ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

7. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   is very quiet at present with the season being over. We are only allowed to go to them on pass & ... they allow [?] of 16 men in a hut from 4 pm to 9-30. I have been down several times through the week ... & on Sundays & have had some good walks on the sand & enjoyed the sea breeze. Hoping you are ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:45pm

8. Letter from Evans, James Lloyd

   I think I can run along with my pay for a little while, of course I shall send you some money every little ... some class, eh. On Sunday night I went to a Welsh Service held at the Winnipeg Business College enjoyed ... interesting, Jack can tell you all about it. Bye the bye girlie I sent you my equipment allowance with Jack, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:14pm

9. Letter from Nanaimo Daily Free Press

   German "Whistling Rufuses" comes just above our domicile every once in a while. That has been ... keep sending up flares which expose our men to their snipers, and every time a flare went up we had to ... lie down, and as the flares were going up about every minute or so our progress was slow. Eventually ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:24am

10. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

    clean things every other day — and all the time feeling absolutely fine. I forgot to mention that ... a masseuse gives me electric air baths every other day, which are just too great for anything —and this is ... the boys’ shirts for ’em. She is getting up a sort of bazaar. Every man in this place has to make ...

    Editor - Mar 2 2022 - 3:58pm