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1. Letter from Cobourg World

   Just a few lines to let people know that we are doing well and are just having a dandy time ... . Although we have had a considerable lot of hard drill and route marches, we find time to have a little ... any other day. This was the first Orange celebration I have missed for a long time, but as you all ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 30 2021 - 3:56pm

2. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   rifles all the time which was very tiring but apparently we didn’t show this and must have looked better ... shows it is a long time since I last wrote. This lapse in writing is partly due to a 96-hour pass ... terminating at 6:30 this morning during which time I travelled to Vancouver and back. But more about that ...

   Editor - May 30 2023 - 12:38pm

3. Letter from Bell, William Henry

   write as often as possibe but don't expect to many cause news is hard to get then you only allowed ... to say think certain things I guess you must be have a a regular hill of time with all the churches ... allowed to tell any of these so you know how hard it is to write Ted Barber says him and Jack are going to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:16am

4. Letter from Liddiard, Walter

   not allowed, but it was some crowd. We had a very good service and after that a march past the 0.6 for ... never saw anything like it in Victoria I am enclosing a programme, the hymns are very appropriate ... first I've seen since I left Victoria, the pictures were very good but the machine didn't work ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:49am

5. Letter from Van Allen, Austin Newton

   there isn't very much we are allowed to tell of our work, however more of that some other time. Mr. ... Apparently I'm not going overseas after all- not for the time being at least for I find I've been ... & Mrs. Marshall met me at Edmonton & were very anxious to hear all about you & the kids. Don ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:46pm

6. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   The Royal Aero Club, 13/8/16. Dear Pater, Here I am back again safe and sound, and feeling very ... get away. We had a fine trip as far as Folkestone whiling away the time by writing notes to each ... other. The mist was very thick over the channel but we climbed up to 5000 feet and made a dash for it. It ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

7. Letter from Brophy, Lewis Lans

   been so busy on camp fatigues, guards and picquets that I really have not had time to answer it. I was ... very glad to hear from you under your own handwriting as I was anxious for your health and was afraid ... that perhaps you were not well and that father would not tell me. I am very sorry to hear such bad news ...

   Editor - May 31 2023 - 12:50pm

8. Letter from McArthur, John Alexander

   a two wheeled cart. Some system all right. The farms are all long and narrow and the houses are very ... colour. The people all draw their water by a windlass and seem about 200 years behind the times. I am glad ... Intercolonial. you can see that we cant get there very fast. We have good coaches and dandy meals on the train ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:42pm

9. Letter from Winterbottom, Sydney Amyas

   is having a great time on a hop farm just where I’m cussed if I can tell you. This week our ... been very changeable. Some days are really warm while others are very raw. I’ll tell you are daily ... fashion. As we are out of doors all the time we are always ready for “cook-house” or the call for grub. ...

   Editor - Sep 29 2022 - 3:42pm

10. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

    come to you and I think it will be very glum. It really should be taken before the wings party. The ... commissions out of 45 men were handed out about this time and we got our clearances and headed for down. Bill ... up later. This morning we spent some money. I have spent all my allowance and have not got ...

    Editor - Jun 8 2023 - 10:07am