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  1. Letter from Grassie, William Edward

    I have some privileges that you haven't, such as sticking candles around any place they will stick. ... your bed and stick some candles in it, and everything is rosy. You are more or less independent and no ... Gordon Shrum saying that he would just like to drop into Charlie Adams' for some ice cream. It is ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 4 2022 - 3:43pm

  2. Letter from McLellan, William John

    up with regards Crowborou yet but I think by the 15th that I'll have some news of some sort. ... are in " A " Coy. Mrs. McLeod is over here in Eng. some where. She was down to see Lennie ... a "Gateway"? That's the U of A paper. I've got a few copies and there's some real news of the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:28pm

  3. Letter from Todd, Roderick Anderson

    Frisco arrived yesterday. I have been looking for it for some time but as transportation is rather ... I get back you'll probably be crazy over dancing or some such youthful enjoyment. go to it. ... from now on I think and it will be well to acquire knowledge of some live line. I invested some of my ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:49am

  4. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

    this hospital. I am now quite well, thanks, for some time. Our brigade made an advance on the 15th and ... through the left forearm, smashing it up some. We both flopped into a shell hole but I could do nothing ... by another battalion where I got bandaged up with some field dressings and had splints tied with my ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:06am

  5. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

    sitting here thinking long enough. I am sitting on some blankets and using a stump for a writing desk. ... to him, but I do not think she should as he expects letters from and gets letters from some of the ... some a couple of months. Horden has gone to Winnipeg to take up a commission and has been attacked the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:56am

  6. Letter from Eardley, Thomas Ernest

    interesting thing we saw was some old Dutch farms up by the Luidler Lee, we went through them, the whole [?] ... collection we saw was valued by experts at $300,000, some of the houses contained lovely furniture, beautiful ... opened except in case of death or marriage in the family. In Amsterdam we saw some wonderful paintings by ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:24pm

  7. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

    had a lovely time. We went skating and being out of practice it was some fun. Also went to a swell ... dance which supplied real Canadian music and that was some change. Bob Scofield is here on the same ... I saw her one night in Stratford. They have invited me up for supper some night so will be going the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:26pm

  8. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

    its really a mess. Its run by a civilian and we can rarely guess what some of the concoctions are they ... mostly read or else play at some sports. You notice I say we as there are 150 other washouts with me or ... have been pilots and have got the axe on some silly excuse like mine. I have met a few of my chums that ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:41pm

  9. Letter from Weeks, Ludlow Jackson

    fast. I am getting very excited now. One of two fellows have got some mail and there is a lot of mail ... going to send you some English newspapers sometime soon. I usually buy one a day. I am O.K. for money ... $25.00. I don't know whether to put it in the bank of get some work done on my teeth. I have a great ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:43am

  10. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

    30 priseners working for us making the new camp, they work very good & say nothing, some are ... away up the lake and we are going to Kelowna some day next week that is all have got to do is just ...  drive Capt Russial around; I will send you a picture of me in the car some of these days it is sure ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm