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1. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   time, where you can light a fire and walk around.... The weather has changed for the worse — not very ... cold, but raining and cloudy all the time. Your comfort seems to depend absolutely on the weather. Only ... very few of the boys pack an overcoat, and of course no blanket or anything. The other night, we were ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 3:13pm

2. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   my surprise, very pretty indeed. As soon as the camp was left behind we entered a belt of well wooded ... country. The trees, which are mostly deciduous, looked beautiful and fresh in the glory of the spring time ... buildings which in times past might have been a monastery, in which pigs, chickens and sheep were running ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:13pm

3. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   for seven days and I am just now staying with my father & sister. It has all seemed very wonderful ... would be complete. But all the time I am wondering how you are getting along. Have you much pain now, ... do. Your mother would feel very badly if you gave yourself any injury even to help her with the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:06pm

4. Letter from Davey, John Vernon

   at Saffron Walden at one time and I don't think he is so very far from you now. Please give him ... established. You appear to be having a good time in the squadron and we are glad to hear that you have got in ... pain with it at times. I do hope it will clear up entirely before he has to commence work again I think ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:40am

5. Letter from Davey, John Vernon

   & Art. Well here we are again no move yet, have been here 10 days now and are having a very good ... time, swimming, golfing, dances & shows but am getting a little weary of it wish we could get posted ... couldn't do a darned thing, they have some very nice courses here & it doesn't cost much to play ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:56am

6. Letter from Ball, Herbert Franklin

   streets are, so I don't think the mud will bother us very much. The weather has been pretty good so ... were going over sixty miles an hour. I think the fields and country are very pretty and quite different ... sea was not very rough. Sam and I felt pretty good all the way and did not get a bit sea-sick and we ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 10:49am

7. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   home from C4 th. Eh? Well Kid this is not very much news now but will try to send more next time ... I copied it, but find I omitted the number on Bay Street. I was very glad to get a letter from Mother, you, ... (Nov 23) and from Ada and Bill Laur to-day. I get mail about three times a week now, sometimes oftener. ...

   Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 4:06pm

8. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   France May 29th 1918 Dear Mother: Have a little time to spare so will write you a few lines as it ... is quite a time since I last wrote. A couple of days ago did 24hrs on duty at the observation post ... will be for long. Have not had any mail for about ten days now and no parcels for some time and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:46am

9. Letter from Butler, Karl Vincent

   I were invited out to tea. We had a very enjoyable time. The people were well to do. Then had a very ... The sarge was just trying to get me to go next week. He has a hard time to get anybody to go right ... fifteenth of next month. Dan and I are going together this time. I wrote a letter some time ago describing ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:17pm

10. Letter from Hollett, William Lloyd

    house so I have some time to write to you opportunities like this don’t come often so consider yourself ... very lucky. I received a few letters this week and amongst them was one from [?] and one from Ebbie. ... house again but then I don’t expect it’ll be that way very long when Cliff and I will be home again. ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm