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1. Letter from Nash, Edward Beverly

   it is very muddy. I guess leave comes pretty far between in this country so it is hardly likely ... settled down in huts but it is rotton crowded in tents at this time of the year. There dont seem to be ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

2. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   taken up mostly with drill except that we had our first P. T. This is for 45 minutes five times a week ... important EE cards which permit us to leave from 5 to 10:30 every night. I was very lucky to get leave last ...

   Editor - Jun 12 2023 - 6:25am

3. Letter from Dickson, William Haslam

   battle every day and they become very excitable and they come in close proximity of each other some time ... for the Mowser rifle the Spanish are equipped with they have a magazine gun that will shoot 7 times ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:42am

4. Diary from Stewart, Walter F.

   on shore at the same time those on the boat engaged them from the river and in that way pepper them ... to blind us for a time and to enable them to creep up and break up our formation, but we back-fired ... the sounds were very horrible. The fire was eventually put out by our beating the flames with ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:53am

5. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   I put on my fur coat. That is the 2nd time I had it on since last winter. So you see I have made good ... They practically run forever. You see how George has run his. Then too it is very economical to run. ... I would be better off than if I did as I did last year and rode on [the] street car all [the] time. I gave ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:24pm

6. Letter from McLellan, William John

   times but had no casualities. Here's where I had my first taste of gas too. One night Fritz sent ... weren't in very good shape. Well we walked until after daylight before we stopped & I was willing to ... us-- three weeks ago & is back in Blighty now. He got his the first time over the top. There are ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:32pm

7. Letter from Stares, William James

   and in the afternoon guided the Battalion into the Valley. Here our time was taken up in sightseeing. ... occupied by the Huns although the dead was still to be seen in them. In most cases these dug-outs was very ... I think I will finish for this time, and if this gets through successfull will give you some idea in my ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

8. Diary from Davies, Harry

   nay of us had of where we were, slept until 5:00 p.m. and marched out up a very steep hill with full ... very tired tonight but no sleep August 9 Moved forward this morning, found a lot of souvenirs, quite ... moonlight nights, Imperials went over at 2:00 a.m. by moonlight and went 7 kilos deep August 22 Very hot ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:57pm

9. Diary from Briggs, Tillman Alfred

   very well entertained by the officers. Capt. Palmer took us over to his company of Tanks. They had our ... have to stop to change gear. The noise inside is very loud. Oct 11, 1917 Trekked from Fraser Camp at ... rather cold riding. The weather lately has been very chilly & much rain, hence plenty of mud. Oct 15, ...

   Editor - Mar 29 2022 - 2:45pm

10. Letter from Bolster, Herbert D'Alton

    originality and considered myself someone. I washed twice or three times a day. And wore clothes which might ... and rushed frantically to the railing and took very little interest in the subsequent rolling of the ... in the least. The only time we had any excitement of note was on our last day when we were leaving ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:23am