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  1. Letter from Teer, Arthur George

    wrote you "Auntie" things have been unusually busy in fact some of the very hardest fighting ... losing of so many fine pals & comrades who came through so much with you. I am very thankful that ... I am in the very best of health & spirits. I sincerely hope the weather has improved with you long ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:06am

  2. Letter from Bryer, Edward

    and there seems plenty although of course there is very little sweet stuff or luxurys. Chocolate, soap ... very scarce to. You can buy English Cigarrettes here but they are drier and not like ours at all. We ... here is not very good either you can but it nearly any place and some hard liquors but its very ...

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

  3. Letter from Reekie, George Abraham

    time listening to lectures on rifles or crimes and punishments or some other very important subjects. ... sometimes we have a good time and sometimes not so good. I have come to the conclusion that I wont get very ... that is just what I would like you to do. I havent much time to write but will try to answer any ...

    Editor - Feb 2 2022 - 11:15am

  4. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

    from home saying his mother was very sick and he must go home at once. He suspected what was up and ... He wouldn't allow for my hair and with my low heeled shoes on I just touched 5' 3�" ... summer. I guess we will be here for some time. We have managed to secure a room from Mrs. Loftus ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:12am

  5. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    allowed to exploit the public- matters of fuel, electricity, and telephone etc. Your gardening plans & ... arrangements sound very interesting and it ought to look swell. I can see what a lot of work I have got out of- ... Meuser got back tonight from a weeks leave- so I should have more time to get on with my own work- ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:04am

  6. Letter from McDonald, Victor

    Sept. 28th Kentville, N.S. Dear Leo, Your very welcome letter received some days ago. I don't ... you would have to be at the conventions most of the time anyway. I saw an account of the Dedication of ... to the job he had no soap there all summer I guess. Austin doesn't like it very well ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:06pm

  7. Letter from Sudbury, John P.

    one I shall be O.K. pretty soon again. It is a glorious day-very cold but brilliant and we shall be ... for Stan's birthday and I shall be much obliged. I wish I could spare time and get energy enough ... handkerchiefs in next parcel and please when is that M.G cap badge coming that I asked some time back for. Cross ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:11pm

  8. Letter from Forbes, Donald M.

    I am very thankful for if the Canada money was only worth 40 cents premium now as it used to be I would ... that they used to be they say. I shall have to have a new hat and boots some time soon but I will wait. ... is not very large but very aristocratic. They draft in * for this county today. Those who are drafted ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:17pm

  9. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

    only 48 hours leave at any time. Thielmann and Barton were able to go to Paris but only on the ... condition that they flew there and back. June has been a record month for me in flying time. I was rarely on ... Mersa Matruh. So it wasn't too bad. We flew at 15,000 feet and the new enclosed cockpits were very ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:18am

  10. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

    I had seen him. He was looking very fit after his months of "instructorship" and seemed very ... to go along with him! This was the first time Bill had been to town since his investiture- about ... the navy last war and was very interested in Bill. A couple of weeks ago Mary Mitchell picked up ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:25am