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1. Letter from Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp

   a.m., embarking without a hitch. The very orderly chaos which is characteristic of a steamship dock is ... all about us and everything is rapidly being prepared for departure. The boat seems to be a very ... Edmonton. I have not yet had time to read your letter, but will do so as soon as things settle down ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

2. Letter from Boggs, Herbert Beaumont

   distressed I was by the news in this mornings paper. Nothing one can say helps very much, or indeed at all. ... writing to you, because although I have had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Boggs it is some time ago, and she ... probably would not remember me. Believe me Yours very sincerely Elsie Durrant. Army WWI North America ...

   Editor - Jan 17 2022 - 9:14am

3. Letter from Chesney, Margaret Helen

   are censored. Our living quarters are very crowed, however new ones are being built and they should be ... here. Believe me it’s something I’ll never forget! What a time we had! We left Galt in the evening, ... The train was late so only had a few minutes. We arrived in Montreal the next morning very early – and ...

   Editor - Jan 29 2022 - 9:20am

4. Letter from Reid, Donald Calderwood

   France June 10th/17 Dearest Father: Received your letter last night which I was very glad to get. ... time I would sure like to see your mare I think I could give her some exercise If you have her when ... Spence and you will what I caught, little Bugs not very bad yet. They make a great army, well this is not ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:23pm

5. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   how anxious you must be- that you might like to know that he was looking very well and was full of ... time sandwich lunches. We try to keep it as Canadian as possible and I think we have succeeded. The ... boys seem to like to drop in and spend quite a lot of time there when they are on leave, and we saw ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:19am

6. Letter from Hay, William and Hilda

   to you. So you'll just have to be satisfied. It isn't that I mind spending the time writing ... vocabulary is smaller. Christmas is over, and I'm glad. We had a very quiet one anyway; there was just ... my mother & father & me. Santa Claus was very good to Beverly. As soon as I got to work this ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:51am

7. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   week I received a pipe mailed on Feb 2nd. Both articles were very welcome as I only had one pipe left. ... France as I have not heard from him in some time although I wrote to him about two weeks ago. I was quite ... two ago. Syd was looking very well but there were very few of the old platoon left, but then five ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:11am

8. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   time has come at last and that we will be rushed right away over to France. I don't think so ... be something afoot. I forgot to tell you by the way that I am back with my company again and am very ... happy. But I guess you can gather that from the above. We have very little definite news of the fighting ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:30pm

9. Letter from Burnard, Harvey Simion

   have time to do any shopping. The trains were very crowded but we had a coach reserved so were O.K. The ... time in 2 months. Its quiet an oddity to have a bath in a bath tub again. Were billeted in a large ... country estate which the government has taken over for some reason or other. Its very nice here except it ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:55pm

10. Letter from Butler, Karl Vincent

    letter contained the ten bob note which fit in very nicely. Especially in these days where we are saving ... for leave. We have to watch every penny very carefully in order to have an adaquate amount to go on ... leave with. Spring is definately here to stay. The weather is very warm and mostly fine. I havent ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:13pm