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1. Letter from Reid, Donald Calderwood

   are good it is hard to get any over here at all. Sometimes we get some at the Y.M.C.A. but they are ... know they are welcome to them while they last there is not very much to write about. There are some of ... dirty. I had a letter from Erwin MrCurdy yesterday but some one had taken them. I don't know who it ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:57pm

2. Letter from Steel, William Arthur

   I am being posted to A.O.S. Chatham, N.B.; as a G.D. We had some postings force don us and we were ... allowed some choice. Of the I considered there "Y" Depot Halifax, I.T.S., Victoriaville and the ... you get there. Unless I get on course, I shall very probably spend some "48s" and Christmas ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Nov 17 2021 - 8:59am

3. Letter from Turpin, Geoffrey William Francis

   pretty consistently to the Wrens for some reason. Must be the uniform! My present Wren has just been ... sending it. By the way, some socks, if they are still possible, would be very, very useful. I'm ... getting pretty low and coupons are hard to come by. And, if you could send me some sock stretchers I could ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 8:59pm

4. Letter from Cobourg World

   Well here we are in what I call some country. The hedges and roses are out in full bloom, and say, ... new one. The new one is some height, is it not? The last night we were at sea, a British cruiser was ... twenty miles. We also heard some heavy guns at sea Sunday night. I do not know what it was about. Stanley ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:27pm

5. Letter from Moore, Joseph Lorne

   him on his promotion. I had a letter from Mrs. Pyke and a box with some socks, gum & peanuts. She ... get off and so still have some evenings to themselves. They also have their afternoons. On the whole ... of not having many parades our rifle drill is not exactly precise. After some blunders an officer ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:08am

6. Letter from Jones, Noble John

   have had a pretty hard time of it in some ways marches and bad weather sleeping in the open for two ... months in all kinds of weather and fighting some of the time I hear that a mail boat went down in ... a collision with a lot of mail so I guess some letters I sent home have gone down so you will not get one for ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:41am

7. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   France August 15th 1918 My Dear Mother: Since last writing you on the 11th I have received some ... some snaps and I am returning them along with the ones you have sent me, or I should say I am sending ... them all to you with this letter and you should also receive some more about the same time. Let me know ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:32am

8. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   to get some fresh fruit although it is pretty hard to get it in the line as it is so much in demand ... they will likely be able to get some things if they are for sale at reasonable prices. We are watching ... our spare time. It is behind some trees so Fritz can not see us. Expect to have some good games. Got ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:46am

9. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   for the change and we enjoyed them. We have all been fortunate enough to get some parcels during my ... appreciate them. How much the letters from home and the old memories have helped some of us over here to ... have some kind of a debate in the dugout and are subject last night was: Does army life affect the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:53am

10. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    received some papers the day before yesterday. Was glad to see the results of the Red Triangle fund ... sympathetic friends who will not turn him away without some comfort which will ease the strain and a good hot ... a smoke means to a fellow about to go out on a difficult job. By some strange means, possibly by diverting ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:53am