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  1. Letter from Boon, William Daniel

    letter No. 37, the other day – I have some others of yours to answer yet – but they are still in England, ... you know me. I've had a couple more letters & some Xmas cards today – so the postman ... have been a fighter pilot too. Received some pictures of Norm in his uniform today – he sure looks ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

  2. Letter from Townsend, Thomas Franklin

    Ernest soon. It has not arrived sorry to say. I remember I was in some outlandish place, under shell fire ... place is great. For some days it was up early, pack kit and off for a ten mile tramp to some other place ... you knew not where till you dragged your aching feet into it at night then you had to go some to get ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  3. Diary from Dawkins, Arnold F.A.

    There is to be some boxing matches to-night and rumor has it that Max Schmelling will be visiting the ... bank holiday and the fellows made up some floats as they did on Whitsun and had a parade. Sun Aug 7, ... We did see nineteen of our bombers fly by on their way to Breslau. Some of the Americans who were ...

    Editor - Apr 20 2022 - 3:48pm

  4. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    I need some money right now. I broke a strap lug off my silver wrist watch and the other was worn pretty ... heavy 9K. as I think it will wear better. This with some other repairing is now ready and I am rather ... short. I also want some books. Will get them in “Everymans” if I can, and in pigskin back, if they have ...

    Editor - Feb 6 2023 - 11:38am

  5. Letter from Brophy, Lewis Lans

    same time as yours. I had seven letters all told from different [writers?] and some papers from ... Arthur being built on the snow &c and will sink several feet in some places. Vashen May desires to be ... a hundred dollars and I am keeping it in case of great need. We may perhaps get some from the Q.O.R’s when ...

    Editor - May 31 2023 - 12:56pm

  6. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

    sent home cooking is a great treat it was banged about some but it ca m e just in a welcome time just ... town it is great to give two or three boys a piece from over there they are getting some boxes n ow and ... you think they are fellows you know we must pray for this to come to some settlement there will be no ...

    Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 8:39am

  7. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

    three sides of a square and the two padres stood in the middle. This time there was no band for some ... way to the orchard where I wrote a letter and read the Daily Mirror that you sent me. There were some ... sought some shade in an adjoining field. The post arrived at 3.45 and brought me five communications, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:14pm

  8. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

    all. For some reason or other everyone was ordered in to camp last night about six oclosk. The police ... called out & put on some draft for somewhere but everything is in darkness as far as we are ... of Feb. a couple of days ago. It sure takes some time to get mail over now but everything looks ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:02pm

  9. Letter from MacLeod, Norwood

    walking over to get some cash from a field cashier, but found he couldn't pay me unless I have ... hospital he is in over here I would look him up some "dud" day. Too bad about his parcels not ... early for a patrol of some sort. My digestion is rather dud just now; ate some tinned crab and think it ...

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

  10. Letter from McDougall, John Alexander

    I wish you a happy Christmas May- 5- 17 Some Where in France Dear Sister,- I am writing this ... me want to get home but of course at present it does not look very promising at present, some days it ... a kind of craving to get back and talk to some of your own people and maybe a nice young lady to. Well ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:41pm