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1. Letter from Watson, James Francis

   time chocolate bar & is not very good I have another pound of peanuts for you let me know how you ... & on the alert all the time & don’t forget look out for personal mines. We had a few lads killed ... received the 1000 sigs. Well I ordered them May 3rd & believe me thats a long time. I sent you 1000 Rum ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

2. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   to be home again even if it is a very humble home. They treated me very well indeed at the last ... a cable via London before Xmas. Hope it reached its destination in time. Cables are an uncertain quantity ... out here, especially in times like these. Have not answered any of my Xmas letters yet nor thanked any ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:28pm

3. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   letter. It occupied eight days in transit, so- too bad. I enjoyed your family snapshots very much indeed. ... will be at school, as they study for about a year, I believe, and do quite a long time as second pilot. ... flying. World conditions, of course, don't look so hot at the present time, but we are ready for any ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:16am

4. Letter from Brock, Edward (Ted)

   letters are not easy to write and you must have a great number to do, but your letter to us was very ... personal and very clear and gave us great comfort to know that our boy died instantly when he was shot and ... had a Christian burial along with his comrades. A short time ago a piece was written in The Toronto ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:54am

5. Letter from Dureault, Louis

   very pleased to hear from home. I also received a letter from Joyce Cole, Denise and Blanche so am ... hit it at a bad time cause they have sent some of our boat's to the far East and there is two ... getting ones hauled so that doesn't leave very many to take us boys home. I do hope thought that in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 7:08am

6. Letter from Humewood School

   I must apologize for the delay. I received the parcel in time for Xmas. Thank you very much; it was ... times a week so we’re not too badly off for entertainment. I am still with a R.A.F. squadron. Its ... mention any of our work. I think that it must keep the ladies very busy packing & arranging parcels ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:06pm

7. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   at times. But I realize that it has helped very much to break the monotony and keep us from getting ... position.....what with Mrs. Sayers and Mrs. Beverly being so nice to me all the time I am beginning to think I have ... a very lucky birthday. They both sent me lovely birthday presents and cards. Mary sent a lovely book ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:59pm

8. Letter from Sudbury, John P.

   town to the village near bye for a walk so I think I'll ring off. Our time here is very well ... sleep, let alone write letters thence the delay of this letter. A march is a very strenuous business ... especially in the heat. We are in a barn in a very pretty part away from the noise of the heaviest guns. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:07pm

9. Letter from Cobourg World

   France on May 12th, 1918. Dear Mother: Just a few lines to say that I am very much alive and feeling fine ... and I hope you are keeping well. We are having fine weather just now, but are fairly busy at times and ... we get very tired of soldier life and I hope to be home this year, but you never can tell in a game ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:55pm

10. Letter from Redman, George Henry

    fulough, I am sure he will be having a good time for they are very nice people and do all they can for us ... as I have not had any for a long while. I recieved the blades and chocolate thanks very much they ... just came in time, I had my last one using, thought there would have been a letter inside but was ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:17am