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1. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   I hit the ground running without even taking time to think.------- All the news is very encouraging, ... at a time our position was well lighted from neighbouring gun flashes. Of course, we had our Fire ... We have been very lucky so far (touch wood). When we are not firing, that is to say if no targets ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

2. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   much time at a very smart officers club—a really spacious affair populated mostly by Army Air Corps. It ... have success after success but I wonder if it will move very fast. I should think the French ... very interesting in writing because an outline of one day would not be different than any other. There ...

   Editor - May 29 2023 - 4:44pm

3. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   jobs we had last week. However I haven’t done a drop of work all week and spent most of the time at the ... Victory Loan parade was very successful. It was on a Sunday and we were all in it. It was a huge parade ... the planes). One landed quite close to us and I assure you the noise was very realistic. After ten ...

   Editor - Jun 6 2023 - 10:43am

4. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

   course. There is a good bunch of fellows in this hut and the time passes very pleasantly. Though squad ... last two weeks I have managed to write Willie two or three times and that is all. Your letters come ... drill & [? left side of page missing] drill don't appeal to me and [? 't] do very well in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:41am

5. Letter from Evans, James Lloyd

   Waller but hope to very shortly. The weather today is much colder & threatens rain, so dont expect to ... to [sic] hear any Bosche [sic] planes tonight, for the last four nights they have been very busy ... flying around our neighbourhood & our Anti Aircraft guns have been very busy. Well darling have not ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:18pm

6. Letter from Hay, William and Hilda

   washing I've just done. I felt very energetic when I started but guess how I feel now. That's ... quite a lot of time with her. Did I tell you I've been reading books on Psychology? They're ... very interesting. I've always been quite interested in the subject so I decided to read up on it ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:53am

7. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   the chicken, pork, etc., that I wanted. We had tinned pudding but it was very good. We had lots of ... beer left over. We had a very quiet Xmas but I guess you had a pretty quiet one also. That package of ... Edgeworth tobacco mixture that you sent me just arrived on Xmas Eve. I enjoyed it very much as we get such ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:05am

8. Letter from Eardley, Thomas Ernest

   Nov 26 / 15 Dear Mother Thank you very much for the parcel, which I got last night. I had a nice ... letter from Maggie two days ago, things must be very slow in Calgary just now I should think from what ... very quite along this Front, I haven't had any trouble with my feet yet, they are cold most of the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:18pm

9. Letter from Passmore, Lola M.

   time coming never mind I have got it I am very please to hear you are all in good health the same has ... Nov. 2, 1917 Dear Lola; Just a few lines in answer to your welcome letter which was a very long ... it leave me at present you say Fred has joined the R.F.C. I am very please to hear it remember me to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 6:10am

10. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    12/2/17 – 7 P.M. Here I am at the “Y” again and will enclose the snaps, which are very fair. I was ... given a pair of trousers, very much too large for me, in exchange for my worn ones, just before I left ... very often. I may want my premo camera returned as the other one is apparently not going to turn up. ...

    Editor - Feb 2 2023 - 12:50pm