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  1. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

    Sapper H.L. Irwin #2339 Can Engineers R. E. Barracks Feb. 15th 16. Dearest Mother I rec your very ... my heart, and am longing to see you as much as ever I did, I am very sorry if I said any thing in my ... letters to hirt you, I did not mean to Mother, and am very sorry, But want you to forgive me and remember ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

  2. Letter from MacLeod, Norwood

    Thursday A.M. September 6th. Have been so very busy lately that it seems to have been impossible ... to find time to write. I was dog-tired last night and when we finished dinner at ten I was too sleepy ... to write. Was warned for an early show this A.M> but there's a very thick haze so we are ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:37pm

  3. Letter from Rowat, Thomas Alexander

    also one from Margt. Apl 14th about the same time. Am very sorry that your letters have not been ... have a very good band, and it plays nearly all day long while the men do a little drill and play games, ... but sunshine prevailed again to-day, and trees certainly look very green and nice. There are lots of ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

  4. Letter from Willoughby, Dr. Charles James McNeil

    waiting for the C.o. to return but I suppose his afternoon was too well engaged socially to allow business ... start and worry. When you think I have been in the army a good long time now and have had no reason to ...

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

  5. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

    last day of November; Xmas will be upon us soon I suppose. You will be preparing for a happy time, just ... devised a magnificent scheme & could work out fine if my pride allowed me. You see the Pay-master is ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:04pm

  6. Letter from Nanaimo Daily Free Press

    about 30 or 40 times a minute for 12 hours. There are quite a few Nanaimo boys in this vicinity. Albert ... and tell the boys that Nanaimo boys are making a name for themselves. I am not allowed to put my ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:38am

  7. Letter from Bennett, James Howard

    very cold, but it rained nearly all the time and the ground was quite muddy. Andrew and Gordon are ... in fifteen minutes so I didn't have much time to loose. I have been on duty about fourty hours ... Whitley, and a money order from Dwight, the latter wasn't very good eating in it natural state but it ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:07pm

  8. Letter from Eardley, Thomas Ernest

    for some time & those I have had from you have been very old one, the begining of may & the ... June 16/6/17 Dear Mother Thank you very much for your letters, I hope you are all in the best of ... health, I am quite well myself. I expect you will be very busy on the Harvest now, haying, it is lovely ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:12pm

  9. Letter from Reid, Daniel Spencer

    out of the line now for an undefined time; hard to tell when we will go in again; we certainly got our ... [?] up the last time we were in. The French are doing great work these days aren't they? ... serious; haven't heard from him since I arrived in Hosp. hope he is all right I saw him a short time ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:33pm

  10. Letter from Bird, George Morton

    isn't very clear but I dont think there is any doubt but that it is our own bunch. It is exactly as we ... attack at the time. I didn't see any photographers afterwards. I wouldn't take their job for ... be ample compensation for soldiering in war time. What do you think of the war situation now. It ...

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