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  1. Letter from Chesney, Margaret Helen

    a med. to allow for shrinkage. I hope this money enclosed is enough. Let me know if it isn’t. Hope this ... time at the Dentist the past couple of day. Have a Wisdom tooth to come out and he can’t get it to ... we went sent out immediately. The last bunch that went over it took 5 days. There was a very large ...

    Editor - Jan 29 2022 - 9:51am

  2. Letter from Gale, Ralph Clement

    so I know her quite well, she use to teach a Youngs Cove a long time ago when I was young if so give ... her my best regards and tell her I would like to write her a letter and tell her not to allow any old ... bachelors to hang around just because the teacher boards there I was very glad to hear Everett Wasson and ...

    Editor - Feb 6 2022 - 11:36am

  3. Letter from Gill, Leslie Francis

    you get all the grief? Tain’t sense. We won’t allow it next time. Things weren’t too bad last night. ... insisted that we go up to her Mother’s. Wasn’t raining so very hard then, so we walked over, and I think it ... stores until boat time. Decided not to take the Gulf Islands trip because it’s such a dull day – can ...

    Editor - Jul 30 2023 - 2:53pm

  4. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    batteries are still good. When it is time to replace them, I can do so very reasonably, as there is no ... a living in these times. Often, I wish I had completed my schooling as I would like very much to get into ... manpower or equipment, so perhaps this time we will be able to give real help before it’s too late. I was ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  5. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    different from any other day, however, though it does drive home the fact I have been away for a long time ... no end to see how stupid the Americans were in allowing the dirty little Jap monkeys to catch them so ... the Democracies are going to wake up to the fact that we are fighting a total War for our very ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  6. Letter from Baird, Gavin Gibson

    England, and particularly after I got over to France, so I am not going to take up any more time telling ... time we got on board we had quite a collection. We had to be on the ship by midnight, and we were ... allocated cabins. We were very comfortable. My cabin was right off the main deck. It was rather a new ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:17am

  7. Letter from Law, John William

    France Feb 18 Dear Mother and Father For the second time since joining the army I find my self ... wounds which heal in a short time are sent here, so there is no need for speaking in a whisper or ... day. Lots to eat, lots of time to sleep and nothing else to do, so that a week of it is indeed a good ...

    Editor - Feb 11 2023 - 12:11pm

  8. Letter from Row, John, Sr.

    future daughter-in-law. They are very nice people, I think the name is Warner, and are the local nabobs ... a corporal as far as pay is concerned. There are only a certain number allowed, and they were all filled at ... hope for some time to come, but you never know your luck. We have had a couple of frosts that you feel ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:03am

  9. Letter from Armstrong, Roy Clarence

    everytime I have a chance, more so since I came over here. We don't have a very pleasant time of it, ... I feel like flying. Pleased to hear you have a car when I come back I must be allowed to run it as will ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:44pm

  10. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

    more full days & on Wednesday we pack up. It has been a great time however- I am very sunburnt ... letter, as altho one is allowed to in the case of these coast obase camps & areas, I thought it ... (another Gunner) & I had chosen it to go into Boulogne. It wasn't so bad after all- very dull ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:28am