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  1. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    day. He rode into the aerodrome on horseback and I happened to be standing right at the entrance at the ... of good strong field boots that I had ready for him. So he will have a better chance to keep some of ... If I had stayed at hospital you should probably have received one of those tactless cables from the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:35pm

  2. Letter from Cobourg World

    and made this division stand high in the esteem of corps commander. But on the sad desolation of this ... of those for whom in the providence of God, it has been my privilege to minister since July 28, 1900. ... every one to still better things, and that when the war is over the splendid gifts, which you are ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:50pm

  3. Letter from Charman, Frances

    our bedding roll and suitcase. The poor boys who had to lug those things down five flights-I pitied ... and two nights. Had a few sick who had to go in hospital when we landed here-dysentery. All better ... 'Massachusetts Avenue'. We all wash outside in the open. A big stand with holes for our helmets to fit in. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:35pm

  4. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

    proposition more than those who are actually facing it. But I was never more confident that at the present ... moment that we shall finally be successful. The sooner it starts the better. But this time my sister Cora ... Imperial regiment. I was standing in the trench at the entrance of my dugout, shaving, when he passed. So ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:09pm

  5. Letter from Moore, Joseph Lorne

    off just about every day. Today was one of the better days, sun all day. There are papers coming to ... to get those pictures you took. The one you sent of Jim was swell. He is looking well. Never before ... at low tide it stands 25 feet above the water. Most of the dock is in sections and floats up and down ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:43am

  6. Letter from Beattie, Reverend William

    surrendered. It was a famous victory and made this division stand high in the esteem of corps commander. But on ... and confidence of those for whom in the providence of God, it has been my privilege to minister since ... will spur every one to still better things, and that when the war is over the splendid gifts, which you ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:21am

  7. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

    quite a breeze outside and Mrs. Loftus is having trouble making the furnace stand to its guns. I'm ... I can't write any better even if my intentions are good. I suppose you've already heard about the ... &c." He takes those streaks of holding conversation with himself about every so often. I sometimes ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:12am

  8. Letter from McNeill, John

    is not a game for children or men with cold feet like Bob Harwood & the rest of those quitters. ... without them, are they cowards enough to stand by & see other men fighting for them & theirs ... have a better time I fancy, & he ought to like it as he will be among horses all the time & ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

  9. Diary from Dawkins, Arnold F.A.

    better today. Bulk issue- half tin of butter, half bar of chocolate, meat & vegetable soup. Wed July ... parade this morning so as punishment they had to stand facing the barbed wire for 2 hours. Bulk issue- ... (W.O.G.) compound. In the same hut several Aussies have opened a swap shop, prices based on those drawn up ...

    Editor - Apr 20 2022 - 3:43pm

  10. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    standing just outside- there is also all kinds of ammunition for it- you would be surprised to see the ... a waste of ruins not a house or church or any building standing intact- trees shattered- here & there ... arround brilliantly- one has to stand perfectly still when they go up, & you feel about as big as ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:05am