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  1. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    a slight headache, but went to work & made some patty-cakes & gingers- and it was quite a rush, but ... or two ago some big boy had Stanley's bike & I went & told him, & then on Wed. eve ... some extra. Did I tell you Helen (Mrs. D. Ferguson) has a baby boy- 12 days old (Robert Ross Ferguson). ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:59am

  2. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    as I say, I have been thinking for some time that my greatest gift is that, my ability to inspire ... but I think I will probably have ‘Political Economy' in there somewhere. Probably some Psychology ... some evidence of it in Russia today and I know we will see even greater advances there tomorrow, but ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:24pm

  3. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

    and I was up several times. Our billet was in a park and a large country house owned by some wealthy ... send him some money. He asked for it. By the way I have a credit of about £18 so after being a little ... now & Thurs. whether it will be Scotland or not. Likely not, because I'd rather see some of ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:41am

  4. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

    we thought we would be in it some time & which we put an unusual amount of work into to make it ... walking but cooler. Then I got a motor lorry for ¼ mile to some crossroads- another lorry to 1/3 mile ... It was not 2 when I arrived so I got some lunch. Friday as I said I was observing- & yesterday ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:28am

  5. Letter from Gordon, George Huntly

    family and relatives only. Some of our officers have received severe criticism as their letters have ... Hall at Ypres. I got this some time ago but did not send it till a few days ago. It is one of ... consumption in the family and relatives only. Some of our officers have received severe criticism as their ...

    Editor - Jan 3 2024 - 11:05am

  6. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    I am. I must write him soon. He is sending some cigars too which is most thoughtful of him. Am so sorry ... been sick. I take it that death was the result of an operation of some kind, so that it was probably ... flying we have to put in hours a day on machine guns and wireless work. It will all come in handy some ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:32pm

  7. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    us. Some of them are already home. Others are scattered about this country waiting their chance to get ... back and others, many of them, and among them some of my best pals, will never go back. It is hard for ... deliberately got up and moved to the other side of the seat as though we were some contagious disease. I could ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:40am

  8. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    looks quite good enough. & is still quite chilly- tho bright Anna Thordassar is coming to take some ... account). Miss S. is Scotch- came from Port Arthur some time ago. She gets out at 6 p.m. so late tea- & ... France yet. I want to mail this so will hurry along. Anna took some snaps today & I hope they turn ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:51am

  9. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    least for satisfactory writing, just now some one is scraping away on an old violin- some are beating ... I am enclosing in this letter some ivy leaves- a snow-drop & a sprig of cedar all plucked from Lord ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:57am

  10. Letter from Thornton, Gordon Stanley

    and walked right into it and as usual some shells fell short. About 500 yards out a man 15 yards ... When I was lying around I suppose some dirt got in it and now it is [?]ppurating at a great rate so ... but the men would not wait and walked right into it and as usual some shells fell short. About 500 ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:44am