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1. Letter from Rowat, Thomas Alexander

   enough when the lorries were allowed, and being very heavy they sank into them and cut them up some. ... without noticing the flight of time. We had a few days of cool weather, bright and sunny days, and the ... roads, in which I am very much interested, began to get quite dry, but yesterday we had a snow storm, and ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

2. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   I might get out & get hardened a little. This snowfall will be very bad for the lambing- which must ... having quite nice weather by this time- and of course we ought to be. I hope you Aunt suffered no after ... one cooking for dinner yesterday as I read your letter- not that I knew at the time as I had not got ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:24am

3. Diary from Johns, Lawrence Earl

   had very little to eat all day. Fine day not allowed out of our lines untill examined Army WWI Europe ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:44pm

4. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

   cars every since. We do not know when we will leave and we are not allowed to talk to anyone. Of course ... that is to keep things quiet and I have sent cards from stations every day but we are not allowed to ... all the way through and time slipped by like wild fire. It is a week tomorrow since we got on the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:58pm

5. Letter from Morrisette, Gordon J.

   strict. The weather is very warm at times but not much different from our own climate. There are quite ... now as I have some spare time. I have been waiting to hear from you but as I have not I will proceed ... been very busy traveling. I am getting so that I hardly write any letters at all but I will do my best ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:19pm

6. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

   At Sea, July 5, 1917. Dear Friend, I was very glad to receive two letters from you when I arrived ... in Bombay. We stayed there four days and spent our time shopping. Now we are on a mail steamer making ... seasickness; this small boat is so much worse for that than the larger ones. Otherwise it is very comfortable. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:08pm

7. Letter from Butler, Karl Vincent

   him than it is for us. We are not allowed to approach soldiers and ask them to broadcast except ... next time he happens to be in London on leave he pay us a visit. There are several broadcasts each week ... before very long. Thank you very much for listening and for your kind letter. Yours faithfully, R.T. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:08pm

8. Letter from Sedgwick, Arthur Louis

   No. 1 Y Depot Halifax, Nova Scotia [?] 1942 Dear Mother, I had very little to do this afternoon so ... I thought that it would be a good time to write a short letter to you. Things are going along pretty good ... down here. There is very little to do, especially in the afternoons and we usually manage to sleep or ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 6:38am

9. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   night, consequently this time of writing, the work is very good. We have had several slight operations ... have of writing for some time so I will take advantage of it. We arrived in Halifax Monday morning and ... immediately embarked. I was very much surprised to find our transport, to be, I believe, the second largest ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2023 - 11:00am

10. Letter from Copeland, Arthur Harold Madill

    allowed has been reached and it is just time for lights out. Three reasons why I should say good-night ... ever did for I remember being told at Harbord once upon a time that all the French I knew might be put ... accomplished or at least very little This is a cold part of the country. There has been snow and ice ever since ...

    Editor - Apr 18 2022 - 6:25am