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1. Letter from McNeill, John

   misunderstandings of the past, some say that it cant do any good to rake up old misdeeds & errors, but I think ... any sort of a noise or crowd annoys me, so that some fellows call me a crank, perhaps I am, but I feel ... & that I will soon feel so well that I’ll want to go & kill some more Germans & a lot of ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

2. Letter from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

   death had upset him too. Well getting married in England in war time is quite some job & waiting for ... & a box party after at one of the theatres. Wednesday we did some shopping & I had to come back ... doing so again. Oh, we had some funny times & there is certainly a lot of red tape before you can be ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

3. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   quickly as they were spread. Some of the boys have grand imaginations and had subs chasing us and being ... miles and miles of rolling, heaving waters with the sun’s rays playing on them and giving them some ... to yourself, anyway. It is really funny to see some of the boys come down to a meal, sniff the air ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

4. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   one-thirty were on our way again. During the time, we passed through some very lovely countryside, which is ... seeds and only hope I sent enough. My only wish is that I could share in some way the wonders of this ... much as I got plenty of driving through some lovely country. We got word over the weekend that we move ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

5. Letter from Wood, William John

   in Mr. Carey’s own studio, which included some fine work by Mr. Carey himself. There was a great deal ... satisfaction, I must admit. But every now and then he wants some attention  Woods, will you keep my fire going, ... some chestnuts for him. It was a beautiful, still atmospheric afternoon; but withal, as I searched ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

6. Letter from MacDonell, Malcolm James

   of view it has nothing on Edinburgh. Now comes the trip. Saturday at 10: am we booked for some [] ... became more plentiful the drive pointed to some groups of fir trees away across the valley and explained ... I had seen Bob McArthur. You may guess that it was some surprise to find him in the Eagle Hut – about ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

7. Letter from Gray, John Balfour

   is the big thing over here. You could send me a can of olives and some cheese once in a while too. ... Service Policeman. I must go now on a cross country trip and will try to send a wire too. I must buy some ... stamps to send this airmail. Please send some light weigh paper next parcel. The next letter will be ...

   Editor - Jun 28 2022 - 4:15pm

8. Letter from Gill, Leslie Francis

   you say you received one so I guess they are being sent OK. Some of our fellows try to wire flowers ... received. I havent tried it yet I think I’ll just stick to cables and we can pick the flowers ourselves some ... It cant be much longer now, people get drafted off every trip, some day it will be my turn. Soon as ...

   Editor - Aug 3 2023 - 11:53am

9. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   some hard work. Well the outcome of it all was that he wanted me to take the car and entertain a couple ... to be a golf champion (of Scotland) himself, and these were some of his friends. Then he told me that ... be proud of us some day. With two months extra training, such as is planned for us here, our own boys ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:24pm

10. Letter from Reekie, David Leslie

    altho’ we get some tough night marches. I always heard that they had all the spirit worn out of men ... like this [tiny sketch of aeroplane path inserted here]. Do you see? they can do some great stunts, ... felt very bad on a march without water, but some fellows cannot stand it. But they were never allowed ...

    Editor - Jan 12 2022 - 10:42am