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1. Letter from Garlick, Frederick Batts

   the sick & your boy scouts And I am sure you are some Colonel believe me, I would like to see you ... Will Stares the day I got yours, & he is on the Somme some place been in the trenches steady for ... over a month that is going some too, there are 15 boys in this ward & all are returned soldiers but ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

2. Letter from Townsend, Thomas Franklin

   know what to tell you about myself. Nellie read you some of my letters telling of some of the warm ... some day I visit you. Tonight, to my great disappointment I was put on duty in the dressing station ... but into another field carrying the material, some rubber sheets to build our house out of.    I must ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

3. Letter from Reekie, George Abraham

   but tomorrow will be different. Well it is a half holiday any how so some of us will have a good ... every body gets some of it before going to France. It is quite a machine just as simple as a shot gun. ... sure had some time while there and I think the folks thought we were about alright. I get a letter from ...

   Editor - Feb 2 2022 - 11:19am

4. Newspaper Article from Grant, John

   1st Pioneers. Mr. Grant, it will be remembered, lived for some time with Rev. Father Macdonell, and on ... 14th, 1916. DEAR MR. MATHESON: – I received your letter some time ago, also your parcel, for which ... now than he gives, although some of the boys were telling me he used to put over 10 shells to our one. ...

   Editor - May 28 2022 - 6:56pm

5. Letter from Drewry, Lawrence John

   our tent. There were some fleas in it so we had to get rid of them then ther’s all these letters to ... answer. I sent you some stockings and I hope they don’t charge you duty on them, thers only two pair so if ... Howwood in Scotland, some from Teds Aunt, Margaret Muir, Aunt Maggie, Aunt Jane Drewry, Dot and Angus, ...

   Editor - Jul 24 2022 - 2:43pm

6. Letter from Biollo, Peter Joseph

   well. That sure is fine, and boy I am just dying to see her. Boy Mom she must be some little cutie, the ... a Valentine dance here at the station. It wasn’t bad. Boy I am getting to be some dancer, no kiddin. At least ... You know those 4 gun tail turrets in the big bombers well we have some here. We fired 2,000 rounds ...

   Editor - Jan 12 2023 - 11:07am

7. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   No. 56. France 11/2/18 Dear Mater, Well, yesterday, and the day before, we had some Canadian mail. ... Nerta & Mir. I sure had some read. The 25f have all come thro O.K. Thanks very much. Surprised to ... you had some storm over there. I think that beats anything I remember, except the time you had the ...

   Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 3:41pm

8. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   keep you paid up their and send me a couple of lbs I want to buy a milk cart in London or some large ... some of them are quite fancy with shiney brass tops they have the funny’st peddlers ovel shaps same ... size at the top as the bottom no spout and no measure but I see some quart bottles around it is hard to ...

   Editor - Aug 31 2024 - 1:39pm

9. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

   On the way to Montreal Friday 28 May 28 1915 Dear Ma,- We are stopped now at cobourg to get some ... coffee. The fellows are passing it around in pails and those who want some put in their mess tins and ... drink. I don't care for any thanks- too much trouble to get my tin out. We have had some sandwiches. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:43pm

10. Letter from Turpin, Geoffrey William Francis

    of a list of training periods and lectures, some that I give and some that I receive. Sometimes I go ... up with the inactivity, but we're also very lucky too in some ways. We're pretty darn good ... daily doings, which would consist chiefly of a list of training periods and lectures, some that I give ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:01pm