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1. Letter from Thorburn, Howard Beverley

   still with me. Tell Nen to send out that louse-proof underwear as soon as possible and I'll give it ... a work out. It's getting hard to go to sleep even as you have to scratch and scratch! I think that ... here to end it. Love to all. Bev Write soon. Army WWI Europe France Letter from soldier 1917 July 11th ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:59pm

2. Letter from Bell, William Henry

   weve been going soon steady its be hard to find time to write to anyone I have time now to write cause ... I got a scratch in the face and another in leg though neither of them are serious if a they draw blood ... next spring so I gues the war will end this summer all right I hope it end soon enough so we can get ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Feb 15 2022 - 7:37am

3. Letter from Sudbury, John P.

   the wet and the mud of very trafficy roads. As soon as we were dismissed my chums and I took off our ... a rather elaborate if not substantial meal but the fun we had made up for everything else that lacked. Then ... I didn't expect it so soon but it will help me considerably when on these marches as I have related. The ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:09pm

4. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   these elaborate precautions, I shouldn’t catch any malaria, should I? Army WWII Europe Italy Letter from ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

5. Letter from Moyer, Jay Batiste

   I ate my rations as soon as I got them. we were quite cosy this last time in except for the rats and our ... little crawly friends which cause quite a lot of scratching. The shells didn't bother us very much ... we left the Somme but I suppose he is alright. I hope some of the parcels you spoke of arrive soon ...

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

6. Letter from Hudgins, John

   Halifax 9-4-16  Dear Ollie:   This is Sun. night and 8:30 at that but thought would scratch a few ... week.  Got to be in at 9:30 to call roll so you will have to excuse the scratch as am in a hurry.  Sorry ... for awhile.   I knew you would be sick as soon as I left for it’s myself that knows a little bit of ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

7. Letter from Ball, Samuel Warren

   time we get to sleep the lice won't let us and I get cold by twisting around and scratching. We ... measles but he said that he was getting better and expected to go out soon. I haven't seen or heard ... anything of Earl for about three months but I expect to see him soon and I will try and find Wendel. Think ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:56am

8. Letter from Rowat, Thomas Alexander

   Headquarters (I am acting Company Commander just now), yesterday. I had heard that it was quite an elaborate ... evidently did not intend to be driven out of this district or they would not have built such elaborate ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

9. Letter from MacKinnon, Ronald

   is doing fine. I understand he is soon to be an NCO and that means something in the "front ... only got a little scratch on his hand. He certainly gave me good advice when I went in. Well I am ... getting along fine and soon hope to be sent to Scotland on sick furlough. I was wounded in Sanctuary Wood ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:37pm

10. Letter from Dean, Harold Adelbert

    Last night we had a duplicate only not so elaborate a spread and sat up till the old year got away and ... I was talking of I did not send and as I expect to get leave soon now I will not bother with it. I tried ...

    Editor - Feb 1 2022 - 11:48am