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1. Letter from Beattie, Reverend William

   Saunton Sands, Devonshire, England, July 11th, 1915. Dear People: It is some time since you have ... Shornecliffe I had the very great pleasure of visiting the 40th Contingent in the 21st Battalion. I regret to ... say, however, that though I went three times, I was unfortunate in finding few of them about. They were ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:19am

2. Letter from Lakefield College School Collection

   a nice time in Germany, and in a way I was sorry to leave. While we were at Wahn, I went into Cologne ... there several times. Another officer and I stayed all night at the best hotel there, and it didn't ... Chateau. It sounds far more comfortable than it really is, as the place is very cold and draughty. We have ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:12pm

3. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   around into the line of fire and quickly get the gun ready for action. By this time the Captain and ... number one gun fires the first round. From the time we first got the order to go into action until the ... first round was away exactly two minutes and thirty seconds had elapsed. I think it all looked very ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

4. Letter from Holdsworth, Milfred Valentine

   very well considering local conditions. We may be home yet in time for a skate, more about this later. ... back shall just have to write them, and wish you very many very happy returns of this day. Also that ... day or night to answer an S.O.S. call. And other very pleasant thoughts are that this is probably our ...

   Editor - Jan 29 2024 - 2:40pm

5. Letter from Irving, Gordon Budd

   where he is" Glad to tell you Gordon writes cheerfully and said there was very little doing in the ... part where he is, the weather has not been very good- he also expressed the hope of seeing us again ... before very long and we hope by that he will be soon having leave and be in London again soon. I received ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 4:43am

6. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   a regular letter now that I have more time. It is Sunday afternoon and I do not have to go out till nearly ... I didn't know it. The hotel in the village that I had stayed in the time I was down before was full up but ... Arms' but it was still very nice. I had bacon and eggs twice for breakfast so you can see, I was well ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:09pm

7. Letter from Law, John William

   Scotland and which I think will be my last trip there for some time to come. To begin with it was with good ... railway fare and taking it all around had a very nice leave indeed. The scotch people as a whole are far ... different times. I do not think Im prejudiced at all for that seems to be the opinion of most of the ...

   Editor - Feb 11 2023 - 12:24pm

8. Diary from Wilson, Andrew

   Battalion on work party again. I was not called on. Rained half the time throughout the day. Wrote ... to Mona. Read all day. Very dreary day. Nothing to do. Army WWI Europe France Diary 1918 June 19th ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:29pm

9. Postcard from Eardley, Thomas Ernest

   Dear mother Thank you for your letters, It is a very long time since I had one from maggie. I am ... three month ago & havent heard yet. it is about time they woke up, the other fellows that were ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 11:26pm

10. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    to be so close to it all and yet, so very far away. And all the time you are being ordered around by ... she has been very good to me, sending me parcels and letters all the time. I sent the pictures to Mary ... been here doing nothing all the time or at least ‘nothing of any importance'. It is so frustrating ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:09pm