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1. Letter from Flett, Walter Earnest Peter

   as he was flying at a very high speed- 185 knots at the time. He was one of the best in the RNAS. The ... in the air at targets etc & the weather has been very bad. As soon as this is over, I will be on ... as they only see a German Mach once in a long time. I saw my first naval funeral yesterday. A Flt ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:10pm

2. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

   orderly sergt. all the time and was up for office the other day. for being 50 minutes late geting into ... I will be out of army befor it is time for the seconnd striep, Say Mother you where saying Some thing ... Companys so you can see how hard it is to find any one, we are having very nice weather of late, it rains ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

3. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   Mothers of Jan 1st the other night was very glad to get it at this time, am very much lost without you ... rations it is not to bad, Just at this time I saw Geo. Atkins to day he is in the fourth, he looks well ... before you know its there times hope you get the little thing I put in the letters I got an old letter of ...

   Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 3:41pm

4. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

   now. I have not yet had time to make acquaintances, but the officers I have seen strike me very ... a good one, the mess especially being quite attractive. The regiment is, of course, a very old one, and ... even here in camp has some fine plate, etc. The recreation room is very comfortable. I am writing there ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:18pm

5. Letter from Hamm, Charles Bovyer

   received the cake you sent me it came at a very good time I had it for supper the first night at the ... enjoying the best of health. We are having a great time the best I have had since I struck the country. We ... Officers mess after getting my Commission the Chocolates that were with it went very good too. Until today ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 10 2023 - 9:08am

6. Letter from Gray, Charles and Walter

   on the night of June the 3rd, and Wall was wounded at the same time. I was not there at the time but ... told me that Charlie passed very peacefully away a few minutes after he was hit. He was taken away and ... a bag after he was very quietly, with great respect, laid to rest with other fallen hero's who have ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:10pm

7. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

   France Aug. 6/16 Dear Frank I rec your letter the other day and was very pleased to hear from you. ... So you are busy summer following. I guess or the time you get this you will be harvesting. I read in ... Eng. I suppose he will be over to France befor very long. Our battalion get issued out with Lee [?] ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:22am

8. Letter from Fisher, Sydney Thomas

   as they are first for some time and was pleased to see how well Brenda and Rob are looking. Records ... from Royal Arcanum arrived, they're very good, tell Jim to thank the lodge very much, Your records ... are still very popular, when I'm not playing them, someone else is. 900 records and other stuff ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:00am

9. Diary from Briggs, Tillman Alfred

   sport. We are kept very busy & are often wanted 3 or 4 places at the same time. July 27, 1916 Went ... orders to report to A.D.M.S. London area. On the whole I had a great time with the CETD at Pond Hill ... The estate is about 8,000 acres & the immediate grounds form a beautiful park. The mansion is very ...

   Editor - Mar 29 2022 - 10:55am

10. Letter from McNeill, John

    darling Wife.   I am sure that you must have been very uneasy about me as it is such a long time since ... nerves, I was in action all the time, fortunately my gun crews had very few casualties consider- the ... the sidewalk.             Tell Mr Bigland that I very often think of him & the times we used to ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm