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  1. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    a job again. Yes, it is better than nothing but it is not what I should have liked. It is easy enough to ... also and like it all much better. Every day I meet old friends and it makes it much nicer. Today I met ... time being, yet I guess I can stand a day and a half of it. We leave tomorrow at one thirty and get ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:31pm

  2. Letter from Willoughby, Dr. Charles James McNeil

    war' That certainly is much better than missing. of course I do not envy his position but still I think ... really better off than he ever could be had he lived. Seeing my last draft for £ 40 arrived home safely ... Mr. Simkins seems to be getting along better seeing he can move to Lawrence park. I am glad to hear it ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:15am

  3. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

    the box with suckers Handkerchiefs etc, I could stand more of the latter. I hope your coed is better ... another. When it was getting dark we went up to our post, one on sentry, the other standing-to and one ... sleeping, 2 hrs, sentry, 2hrs. stand-to, 2 hrs. sleep, repeating this twice during the night. The post was ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:43pm

  4. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

    the box with suckers Handkerchiefs etc, I could stand more of the latter. I hope your cold is better ... other standing to and one sleeping, 2 hrs sentry, 2 hrs stand-to, 2 hrs sleep, repeating this twice ... paper, tooth-paste etc. I would like to get a flash-light for Xmas. Perhaps I'd better get Mr. Reid ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:42am

  5. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    a lot better than I did a week ago when I came down here. I had to go up to London on Tuesday on ... I think it a better car than A J Corbett's. You are quite right about St Eloi. It is hot enough for ... the most of us, and is to be our home for the next couple of months. Those whose smelling facilities ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:31pm

  6. Letter from Hale, Robert

    Edwards. She says that Mr. Saunders has been ill in bed. I guess by this time he is better. So Pat says ... orderly, who in this case is Pat. Now those people will never go to the front because our officers are not ... going. I am glad we were transferred and in my opinion, it is better. I came over to fight not for ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:36pm

  7. Letter from Smith, Henry Crozier

    not get better. I don't think there is much I need in the warm clothes line. Socks are always ... useful but it is no use sending expensive ones, cheap and often is better. As far as eatables go, cakes, ... biscuits, chocolate and fancy things like that are nicest, also the tea, etc. tablets. Don't send those ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:01am

  8. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

    had better let Shirley sleep with Thorey, & leave the front doors open then I can come in & ... surprise you eh? You all had better stay up late the night before. I am sure pleased though to have the ... start on those khaki socks I find that it does not do to wear thin socks with these heavy boots & am ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:53am

  9. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

    that you were not feeling well and that you had another of those bad colds. I hope you soon get over ... very general terms, it might be better- such as- "soldier's comforts", woollen ... better. And mother dear, I know you would love to knit me a couple of pairs of sox or so, but don't ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:56am

  10. Letter from Sinclair, Lawrence Charles

    mine until we arrived in Liverpool, but I hope your getting them in little better time now. I hope ... Stanley has his garden ready and be sure its better than ever. It must sound nice to hear frogs again it ... been one of those crazy Frenchman who wrote that piece on the Post Card. As we passed a station you ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm