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1. Letter from Sedgwick, Arthur Louis

   a very pretty place. I hope by the time you get this letter that Billy will have gotten into the field ... May 12, 1943 R.C.A.F. Overseas Dear Dad, I received your very welcome letter the other day and ... much material as you really need to keep up with the demand. However, I suppose there is very little ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 6:36am

2. Letter from Brewster, Raymond Harlan

   I were there to enjoy it. We are getting on nicely here. Country is very pretty, and at time one can ... France June 9/1918 Dear Mrs. T- Have not received any news from home for quite some a time now. Am ... 1st Canadian D.A.C, B.E.F. France. By the way I am with Harold Kerr here which makes it very nice. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:23am

3. Letter from Cousins, Frank C.

   May 10th 1918 My Dear Mother:- I haven't very much to write but I'll scribble off a few ... lines as with a new writing pad and a little time on my hands I might write home at least. I have just ... written to Jack Farquhar from whom I received a very nice letter today. Things are going nicely. We are ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:32am

4. Letter from Cobourg World

   the village for a walk and called upon Col. (Rev.) Beattie of Cobourg. I spent a very enjoyable time ... leave. Although we are a Canadian Battery very little of our time is spent with the Canadians but for how ... met the same fate. The day passed very quietly, much the same as any other day. Last evening 1 went to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:59pm

5. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   shells. You can hear them coming generally and get time to flatten in the mud. Oct 29th. Received your ... and bury itself after every round. There was a continual roar all night. Sometimes the firing was very ... intense. It is certainly a great experience. The nights are very long which is not very pleasant, and also ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:48am

6. Letter from Hansell, Harry Ernest

   still be alive. With the lapse of time, however, that hope seems to grow more dim. Air Ministry here are ... and I am attempting to piece together his activities from the time he commenced his operational ... flights. He spoke very well of your son in a number of his letters. I have a few snapshots he sent home, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:42pm

7. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   through. I hope they aren't very particular farther on. I am sorry I could not send a better parcel. ... So many things I wanted to send had to be left out. I will try to do better next time. Eva and ... but not the cake for I made it myself. I left out one very important item. I wont say what- so perhaps ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

8. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

   yesterday and had a very nice time. it is twelve miles from Ottawa and it only cost you 15¢ to go out there ... was very nice we had all the smoking we wonted & ice cream, & music I am up at the club now ... writing this letter, they have got a very nice club, it is run by the ladys of town for the soldiers only, ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

9. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   trunk and found one chocolate bar.  This is the second time I have done this but I think it is ... time has been wasted.  Another arrival is an instructor I knew at Prince Albert. Also one night Dick ... weeks. I have been swimming twice now—the second time for dinghy drill.  This was OK once you got into ...

   Editor - Jun 8 2023 - 11:23am

10. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    I received the airgraph and the nice long letter written about the same time with the “Ode to a Drunkard” ... enclosed. Both were very welcome and the poetry quite good, although I hope you don’t think I’m as bad as ... the trip a few days ago. He is a very busy man as you probably know, so I only spent half a day with ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm