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1. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   have a problem that requires some good thinking! We keep trying though- and if the war lasts long ... Kodak- and met some fine men- and saw some very interesting new developments in my line- we got there ... optical people- also a wonderful experience, and some splendid men there too. Spent 1 day during the week ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:02am

2. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   some wet days, with welcome moisture, but fine in between, and today was good all day. Last night Bert ... and through some forest, then through the old quaint village of Mickleham, which I have mentioned ... her usual spry self. Ecila was off at 3 am this morning driving a tea wagon for some manoeuvres some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:10am

3. Letter from Drader, Clarence Wilbert (Bert)

   you a few lines tonight and tell you about some of the things which go to make up the life of ... some chunks of shrapnel still in the wounds  July 20th Had to stop and get to bed here so now it is the ... I had got a letter from a lady who visited the hospital some time ago, telling me about a Shakespeare ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:04pm

4. Letter from Robus, Walter Thomas

   killing a bunch of men with one shell & digging their graves at the same time. I got some souvenirs, ... a helmet, mauser rifle & some equipment from the germans, but we all dropped our finds, having quite ... have had some new men sent out. #What could you think of men, that bayonetted helpless wounded ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:06pm

5. Letter from Hudgins, John

   about the other one.  So this means two weeks anyway, probably more for some of us are sure to get them ... address.  Must try and write him some of these nights if am not too busy.  But have been busy since we came ... he has no right to go he might get hurt.  With some of the boys could hear one of my boy’s talk.  He ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

6. Letter from Townsend, Thomas Franklin

   blocks of red hot iron and huge cranes moved by means of some electric power swung gigantic pieces of ... the world’ reached its arm over a torpedo boat destroyer under repair and below with some electric ... mechanism a crowd of men were riveting or fusing some plating about a submarine making a deafening din and ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

7. Diary from Briggs, Tillman Alfred

   first fire ran into some cordite & a number of our tents were destroyed & also plenty of horse ... food. The Col. was running around roaring like a bull. Some of the men had a narrow escape & their ... equipment was burnt. I also noticed that in some of the other fires cordite was burning. In the afternoon ...

   Editor - Mar 29 2022 - 2:16pm

8. Letter from Garton, Thomas

   some of us will either be in a hospital or else dead for I expect we are going away this week and if we ... that is some people’s idea, but I guess if we are to die the Cat will have some time saving us, what do ... darling I am going to send you some money they are £. notes if you take them to the Bank you will get ...

   Editor - Jul 8 2023 - 10:02am

9. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   mail and things getting dressed last in the mornings you will be a big man some day Jack and Bruce ... some men are writing long dry letters has the picture of his little kids picture siting by his side. oh ... fin. We get steamed potatoes they look yellow like sulphr the porage is grain of some kind smells like ...

   Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 5:21pm

10. Photo from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

    Back of photo captioned "some of the staff of [?] [?]" Medical WWI Photo Bridges, ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm