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1. Letter from MacKinnon, Archibald "Archie"

   that is only 3 parts of it. I certainly can stand some awful knocking around. We were in trenches for ... could wish for a better place until I seen wounded fellows and fellows getting killed along side of me ... excited I didn't know what to do only give it to them. So you think 58 isn't in those battles? ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:26pm

2. Letter from Leighton, Alice and Arthur

   there has been any difficulty over those cheques I drew on the Merchants Bank at Nanaimo, you had better ... write saying that Auld can have possession & other matters must stand in obeyance till I return. In ... better draw enough out for your ticket & travelling money, get your passage & then get a [?] ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:56pm

3. Letter from Davis, Henry Lawrence

   off the runway for two days now. I dont shovel much but it is very cold standing out there. I have not ... give her the news of the place we live in. I have a post office account over here. It is better than ... carrying money on you. I am a little better off now as I have been successful in a few games lately so ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:37pm

4. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   yards standing, and then rapid fire 15 rounds per minute, all of them at a head and shoulders target. ... seems hard to realize that this is the first day of February. The time goes so quickly. To those of us ... the letter before finishing it I had better change the tone. However I have learned to know you ...

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

5. Letter from Brown, Jack Malcolm

   nearly right in your judging of those snapshots. That girl in England, I met her while up there on leave, ... Prince Albert Saskatchewan. By all means call her Marion, she would never stand for being called Miss. ... a little piece of one wall left standing. We have great times at night going out into the onetime gardens ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:33pm

6. Letter from McLellan, William John

   January 25,1917 Well Folks rec another Parcel from you and I must say those socks are certainly ... much chance the Band have had. I can stand the cold fine now which helps a lot as it is sure cold some ... for anything else I am well supplied since rec. those three pairs of socks. I suppose we shall see the ...

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

7. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

   a couple of which I am enclosing. They were taken at the same place those other little ones were taken at, ... but are not nearly so good. Those dark looking patches near the shoulders are red, the sign of the ... taken, one of which I have enclosed. We are standing by our tent. The fellow on the left is a Canadian ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:53am

8. Letter from Beattie, Reverend William

   of those who were nearby during those awful days of 22-30 1915 seemed to think I played the [?] and ... recommended me for the C.M.G. which stands on the honor list as next higher than Distinguished Service Order ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:11am

9. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

   visit those people that he knows up there. I hope we can arrange it because I haven't seen much of ... of cigarrets as I can't stand these bloody English ones and anyways they cost you 50 cents for ... 20 which is kinda of expensive. I haven't even received those cigarrets I sent myself in March ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 9 2022 - 6:34pm

10. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    the wounds in my arms are almost better, those in my left thigh are closing up fine- my left thigh is ... that they are not back in those awful trenches. But here we are after all far removed from the din ... a better place. I am enclosing a couple of post cards, pictures of the main entrance of the place, it is ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:38am