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  1. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    Shirley's birthday, but tell her she had better postpone it & we will celebrate hers & mine ... by some- but he made a splendid soldier & proved himself a hero again & again. Practically ... way home. I hope you will have some roast pork & apple sauce & lemon pie; & porridge & ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:57am

  2. Letter from McAdam, James Douglas

    some patriotic league gave each man a bag containing a pair of socks, hankerchief, gum and a pair of ... 5 day's mail. I sincerely hope that it contains the Xmas mail. Well, Martha, I sure do have some time ... The Russians celebrate their Xmas from Jan.6th to 9th, and playing cards, dancing, smoking and ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 8:33am

  3. Letter from Utting, Benjamin Edward

    Patricks day and I think some Sinn fieners in Fritz lines must have been celebrating or else some wild ... Irishmen went over and gave him a tune, for anyway this morning there was some (music) over in fritz lines, ... him some music, he tried to get funny and pull off a raid, and the artillery, and [machins?], etc ...

    Editor - Feb 1 2024 - 11:17am

  4. Letter from Bell, William Henry

    the raid we pull off just a little scratch in the face and in the leg from one of Frizys bombs Frizs ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:16am

  5. Letter from Cobourg World

    without a scratch, although I got several bullet holes through my clothes. About two brigades of Canadians ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:46pm

  6. Letter from Cobourg World

    dinner up to the observation point. Hall was only scratched, but poor Scottie had his legs pretty well ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:54pm

  7. Letter from McArthur, John Alexander

    just came back- He won't stay away for some reason or other. He is a mess orderly this week and ... arranging for some kind of a trip tomorrow but I expect a friend up from Shorncliffe so won't be able ... here and we have had some delightful weather lately. My pen has just run dry so will have to use the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:47pm

  8. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

    scratches on my face. I am sending you all the snap shots I have and all I will get from now on. I wish you ... the Germans would get no quarter from the 5th Artillery Brigade. I will send you some souvenirs ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:59pm

  9. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

    for there are some swell pieces of poetry in it that I want to get hold of and many interesting ... now. I'll put it in some later letter. Say if? I get away you don't want to worry if you ... little scratch is recorded and nine times out of ten its the best thing ever happens a person over here. ...

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

  10. Letter from McLellan, William John

    going to scratch off a few lines home. A big bunch of mail came in this morning before I was up- eight ... songs, etc. Mr. Brunton has been all over the world, and his some wonderful trinkets. He was out in ... quite a reputation as an artist. She showed us some paintings & I suppose they were good altho' ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:36am