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1. Letter from Senton, Claude

   everyone in the shade I suppose how dry is it? not many cars on the roads, ay Well here there are some ... bicycles with plenty of flat tires, doesn't seem to be the stuff in them, some of the boys have them, ... pay 30 for one, & they have the hand brakes- no coaster. Say what I really need is some hair-oil, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 12:56pm

2. Letter from Campbell, William Nelson

   France May 30 th 1915 Dear Cousin I received your letter some time ago but I have been putting off ... some days hot some cold. Say Essie can you tell me what is good to kill lice, I am so Lousie as a pet ... coon, got to pick them of my shirt every day, this is the worst of Soldiering. Well Essie I think this ...

   Editor - Oct 15 2021 - 2:07pm

3. Letter from Cochrane, Allen G.

   Im a “Bad-Boy”. Every time that I write I have to think up a new excuse for being so long till now ... of gear some more and then one sunday I went on a Tour to visit Vimy Ridge and that helped some more ... sure some experience. The next sunday 24 th I went to Vimy Ridge on a Tour. It was a 4 hour ride in ...

   Editor - Sep 30 2024 - 4:01pm

4. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   all. Every day, it is some one. A man cannot hesitate when he sees to do a thing is certain death; it ... had parcels. No one had candles, though; but I came along with those. Some one had café au lait. We ... into a cooking stove. I used them right in the front line.) Every one had a cake, and cigarettes, and ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 4:00pm

5. Letter from McNeill, John

   needed it as the last lot of trenches we were in were very dirty & every one of us were covered with ... of less, at any rate he should not make any change in your allowance until he is satisfied that you ... every day & you could see that they were being properly looked after, tell them that I got their ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

6. Letter from Cousins, Frank C.

   the trenches at night you can see every type of rat- like those described in the Piper of Hamelin ... brow. Storrey said some things that wouldn't look good in print. Last night I had my first drink of ... tongue, frazzles your throat and stops all speech for some minutes. Well, I'll write a more connected ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:32am

7. Letter from McLellan, William John

   better every day. Another Can. mail a few days ago and I got the usual good word. I got another letter ... from Mildred Prouse with a snap in it of Lee in his Ensign uniform. Some "swank" eh! Two of ... high when a Canadian mail arrives. I hear from Peener & Chief every week Peener expects me to come ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:40am

8. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

   spring some time as there are thousands of Canadians being moved over to France every week. Jack Wigham ... home for some time now, but had one from Mr. Seeth saying Mother had phoned in saying they are having ... seeing the sights. We are not taking any kit bags with us but are leaving every thing at the base. All ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:17am

9. Letter from Quinlan, Dennis John

   as ever- and we both have every reason to feel so proud of the 'Wing' he wears and the way ... whatsoever that he will prove very conclusively indeed his ability to carry it out with every success. She ... too pleasant boat-ride over! We managed to spend a good few hours together- it made me feel every so ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:19pm

10. Letter from Hampson, Sidney Thomas

    that was waiting for us & believe me she was some boat. Only weighed 3,000 tons & there was 500 ... the ship all alone. I tell you it was some job, hissing and blowing like blazes & wet through to ... the skin. Looking for submarines and every time it lightened I could swear I saw one, of course ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:28am