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1. Letter from West, Charles Edgar

   B.E.F. France June 24th/ 18 Dear Brother & All.- I received your letter, Herb some time ago ... before she graduates. We have had some pretty hot weather here this summer, but just at present we are ... finished getting all your garden planted and most likely will very soon be enjoying some of it, the fields ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

2. Letter from McQueen, Alexander Robertson

   some of them today with prunes and dates and candies. The candies were in place of sugar.  There was ... trenches. There will be some queer stories told after this war.  We haven’t seen any of the third University ... home but it seems as if some awful mistakes had been made in this war. The Dardanelles job was ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

3. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   telling you about my going in training at the Curtis Aviation School. My course will start some time this ... England where the course is continued for some time longer; being devoted chiefly to the military branches ... Royal Flying Corps contain some of the finest chaps to be found anywhere. The expense is considerable, ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

4. Newspaper Article from Cox, Bertram Howard

   trenches and turned loose some long swings from his field and heavy artillery. Fritz expected to get ... sponge. Finally in the 23rd round Fritz was caught on the point of the jaw with some very heavy stuff. His ... timed him, but some one said they had counted up to six when he disappeared in the dug-out. THE GREATEST ...

   Editor - Nov 18 2021 - 4:06pm

5. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   where I sleep, and we eat and sleep more like civilized people than like soldiers, which is some ... cases where the patient is very bad, we send him to the field ambulance which is usually in some château ... is delayed this time for some reason. I haven’t had the price of a paper, even, for over a week — the ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 1:16pm

6. Newspaper Article from Simpson, Thomas Nesbit

   Salisbury Plain and it was a great review. First the king came and inspected the men in the ranks, some ... only about fifteen miles to the ranges and back and believe me it is some walk. We have been issued ... for Salisbury Plain but outside of that it is all right. I must close now as I have some work to do. ...

   Editor - May 30 2022 - 7:26am

7. Letter from Drewry, Lawrence John

   and 244 came today. Had one from Andy dated 2/7 the first one for some time but than of course ... letters not answered. I’m sitting on a chair in my underpants getting some sun, (out beside our tent). ... dates are within reach of my bed; however they wont be ripe for some time. They hang in huge clusters, ...

   Editor - Jul 24 2022 - 3:47pm

8. Letter from Curtis, Bill

   then we have seen some of them before we came over here. We use our classroom as a writing room because ... on Thursday. She said she had just received a letter from you, also some photoes. I haven’t received ... really glad to see us again. Some of the boys were out on a bender last night in town, and me, I was put ...

   Editor - Jan 31 2023 - 10:28am

9. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   has been in France for some months, and has returned wounded, originally he came from Sarnia. I am ... enclosing a few cards which will give you some idea of this town, and I will send some really good Sepia ... also with retinoscope head, with two paper targets attached. There are also some extra targets around ...

   Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 4:40pm

10. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

    and sometimes like last night it is an egg that goes on the bread and not jam. I will need some more ... there is anything to it. However you must have some faith to propose digging 50’ for it or else the ... tea I played four sets of singles and then after supper some softball. The softball game was between ...

    Editor - Jun 12 2023 - 6:14am