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1. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

   2 hours. Fritz sent very few shells back and infantry went over trenches. I was a spare gunner this time ... guns and three stay around it all the time. It was not long after barrage was lifted before wounded ... Some tear gas around. Got very little sleep that night. The firing started before I got batting in my ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:17pm

2. Letter from Matthews, Cuthbert King

   tasted very good especially the butter. We are about 10km S.E. in a country hastily evacuated by the ... Germans, although of course they found time to destroy all the villages fruit trees etc. They have ... in the Division. The Indian Cavalry to which we are attached have gone up this time. You must excuse ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:45am

3. Letter from McCheyne, Alexander

   and also the scones yesterday thanks very much for them, I got them just as we came in for dinner. ... got it open we did not even wait till dinner time so as to get a bit of butter, the fruit was fine all ... last it rained all night and nearly all the next day, we were not very comfortable in the tent where ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:58am

4. Letter from Bryer, Edward

   to thank you very much, they are one of the things we apreciate the most from home. I supose you are ... Well there is not much of anything interesting doing that right now. Was to see a very famous cathedral ... of pints and came back to go to bed. Have you bought any Bonds this time. They sold quite a few here ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:43pm

5. Letter from Jones, William Pearce

   I have shook hands with myself to get through them and I have been glad many a time that you are praying ... strong and how are the neighbors getting along and Mr and Mrs Young I send them my very best regards and ... I will send them a letter soon as I find time and how is Auntie getting along.  I still get the Saturday ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

6. Letter from Broome, William Lester

   stayed For a month I went on leave from there to paris for fourteen days I had a very good time and saw ... Bruxells We spent xmas In a small town about eight miles from Bruxells We had a very good xmas to the best ... many things worth seeing paris Is a very nice city much niced then London I Just came back to the Batt ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:01pm

7. Letter from Simpkins, Albert John

   the day. Im afraid this will not be a very interesting letter Dearie as of course I cannot give you ... any news except about myself which is not very much I am keeping well and getting plenty of good food ... and I haven't much time. Now Darling I don't think there is any more I can write about now ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:54pm

8. Letter from Duke, Lancelot de Sausmarez

   84 Squadron Belgium April 3rd   My dearest Beryl   This is to wish you very many happy returns of ... your birthday- I hope it arrives by the 29th   I’ve really never known a time for news being so scarce ... come home: Excuse this very scrappy letter. No more- lunch love to everybody ever your very loving ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:08pm

9. Letter from Willmot, Percy Charles

   a year ago to-a-day. With it was that nice warm scarf for which I must thank you very much. It gives ... fighting Germans and as soon it will be very cold & wet—But our brave Canadian boys don’t mind it very ... cold, wet feet every day from the time they go in. My regiment is from N.S and not from the West. Many ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

10. Letter from Leighton, Alice and Arthur

    "pretty soon" this time. Our own Brigade of Guards was very resplendent led by four (I don't ... crowds who stood for nearly two hours, part of the time in rain, to greet it. I had gone to South ... I waited another hour and then asked again and got the very same answer. However it did turn out to be ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:38pm