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1. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   beef and biscuits have formed a very large part of our rations lately and probably will for some time ... day. When we get that done we have done we have the rest of the time to ourselves, except for medical ... has been very hot. There has been no rain nor anything else to make living in tents unpleasant. It is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:08pm

2. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   Mac yet of course he is quite a distance from here.   I had a very enjoyable time down at Eastleigh In ... but as you can see, it is quite a task.   I am in a good hospital here. Every thing is very clean and ... comfortable and pleasant. The nurses are English, and are very kind. My wound is quite healed up now on the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

3. Letter from Reekie, David Leslie

   much writing, especially when the days are so short and a fellow is not allowed the luxury of a light ... Not a very pleasant foresight but we will have to make the best of it. Oh well they say “War has its ... virtues” – even if they are very few I suppose you have already heard that a few of our old Grey boys have ...

   Editor - Jan 12 2022 - 11:16am

4. Diary from Briggs, Tillman Alfred

   very short time & a large number of prisoners, machine guns & several batteries. By 11am I had ... The 4 th C.M.R. have been sent up north. There they have to put over raids & allow Fritz to get ... carried their packs, two fell out but finished the march. Morale is very high. Everybody is happy. Aug 4, ...

   Editor - Mar 29 2022 - 3:29pm

5. Letter from Pearson, Vaughan

   now allow us to sleep on deck and that is where I spend my evenings now. We put 3 or 4 blankets, ... 4 times and many of the fellows including Hillman have not had a continuous smile on their faces. The ... weather has been great and I spend nearly all my time on deck. A major chaplain came along last night when ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:40pm

6. Letter from Brown, Jack Malcolm

   I hope you will write once every week. I am a very poor correspondence as you already know but I will try ... to write more often in the future. We are taking instructions in bombing this week. It is very ... will be classed as A1 men ready for France at any time. Our sergeant is now trying to claim us from the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:25am

7. Letter from McNeill, John

   very anxious about him, I wrote to him some time ago but have not received any reply yet, perhaps he ... are just a blaze with them & they look very pretty, there are so many of them. I got your letter ... may not send it for some time, I enjoyed the candies immense, I am chewing some of them now & ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

8. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   let it pass without replying to it, and thanking you for your congratulations and good wishes. Am very ... steady hours, a great deal of our time being spent in traveling from one place to the other to keep ... a very beautiful locality on one of our farms and am returning tomorrow for another week. It was a relief ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:10pm

9. Letter from Gill, Leslie Francis

   certain times. I told you about the dog, “Bones”. He was a very fine dog, but not really keen on ... stokers has a pup, but he keeps in their mess most of the time. Tiny little thing, very lively and happy. ... a few, but they ignored my bait entirely. Last time I was fishing there were thousands of them. Im told ...

   Editor - Aug 1 2023 - 12:40pm

10. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

    dangerous. I may tell you further that he was a true courageous soldier and would insist upon me allowing him ... to use a rifle even after he was wounded. He will very likely let you know where he is now located so ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:43am