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1. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   inspections every day—and probably someone watching for you to do something wrong all the time. For the first ... two weeks you are on duty wach every other night and they say you hardly have time to think what with ... with more than one control at a time and I think I did fairly well. The machine is extremely sensitive ...

   Editor - May 31 2023 - 1:16pm

2. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   time I am home. I mailed your Xmas parcels home last weekend, but I am still wondering what to get for ... a time they had for a week! I was down there several times during that hectic week and many an amusing ... three sisters. I guess I must have rescued her at least 4 times from rather delicate situations. Many ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:16pm

3. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   a bit worried about Father at that time. I sent you a card on the day we landed in France (Feb 14th) at ... French & Canadian soldiers & quite a few civilians. It was only a short speech but it was very ... as to get the whole week to dry it in. We have to do those things when we have the time to spare. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:40am

4. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   a walk downtown. It was the first time I had seen London in peace time and the lights aglow certainly ... to the Rhine and formed a very small part of the army of occupation. But the world is a small place ... had no one to take an interest in them or care very much what happened to them. Of course every man of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:56am

5. Letter from Mercer, Richard William

   15/1919 Dear Father & Mother:- Thanks very much for two letters. One written by Father dated Jany 13 ... first letter from Namur on 27 January 1919 he comments that it is "a very pretty place" and ...

   Editor - Nov 30 2021 - 11:15am

6. Letter from Cobourg World

   told us only too plainly our ultimate destination. After resting a short time, we got the order to ... dig ourselves in but soon got orders to advance. We had learned by this time that the 4th Battalion ... We now proceeded- two platoons at a time- in single file under cover of a hedge and a ditch for about ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:27pm

7. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

   really decided to move at first and began to wonder how much time would be necessary for obtaining those ... before but you know- 3 times & out. But without any joking I'm tickled to death for I have been ... I don't see how they can improve the appearance of the church. I noticed in one of the R. papers some time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:43am

8. Letter from Dennison, Gordon Joshua

   I just got back from a 48 hr. leave on Sunday night. I went up to Grandads this time, Cecil went with me. ... Grandad and Uncle John said they could sure see the Dennison in me. I was at Lornes the first time from ... expected to see me bigger than I am but this last time I was up he said I should train to be a boxer. I can ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:47am

9. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   that time he got a couple of bullets into our engine which pierced both intake pipes. I pulled the old ... comparatively free from shell craters and barbed wire. After that we had a fine time. There was a certain ... the air and home in time for tea. Oh, it’s a great little war! And that’s how I celebrated my ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

10. Letter from Cousins, Frank C.

    gunners are not issued with rifles we carry revolvers. The drill these days is not very strenuous. In ... but as machine gunners are not issued with rifles we carry revolvers. The drill these days is not very ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:31am