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  1. Letter from Greenway, Samuel

    we cant say but it is not to the front be very careful of my address we are not allowed to address at ... it takes a letter an awful long time for a letter to come as you will see by the date I hope it does ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:09pm

  2. Letter from Cousins, Frank C.

    stiff but it is not very sore and it is merely a question of time until the wound heals and I am on my ... waiting for the next repast to make its formal appearance. I am getting along very nicely indeed. Today ... I am thankful that I'm able to sleep fairly well at night. I am not allowed to get up and I can ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:34am

  3. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    worst should be far behind us by this time next year. I met a very nice girl on my last leave who wants ... winning by scores of 2 – 1 and 4 – 1. The Colonel was very pleased and we got special privileges on this ... of the 8th Army in Libya and the 1st Div. in Tunisia and wondering all the time when the Canadians ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  4. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

    at the time. I'm including a letter from mother. I'll be very glad to see you and will call ... Sun. Evening Dear Dad, We have just finished supper and it was very nice, I suppose of it being ... here for this time of the season. You can imagine how we feel out on the drill square when we have to ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:35pm

  5. Letter from Lapointe, Paul

    received any news concerning the allowance. As the for the first cigarette from the Grathé Co. I received ... "air mail" letter, you seem not to receive my letters very often although I write every week ... personally, that is OK, I can answer. I am finishing now as it is supper time Reverse of page From your ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:39pm

  6. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

    boy! are they appreciated. I get very little time to write, but please thank Uncle Ross for me. He ... a time now. New uniforms now only have gold lace half way around the sleeve! Down south we were allowed ... two eggs a month, but up here we eat very well. Had a letter from Aunt Ida, she says that you look ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:21am

  7. Diary from Scales, Harold Wilcox

    May 24-Jun 20: lying around base all the time. Grub not up to much. Do a few fatigues for Imperial ... and American hospitals around. Allowed down town for first few days without a pass. Soon had to get ... a pass before getting out of camp though. Rouen is sure some time. Lots of pretty fast girls. Everybody ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:46pm

  8. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

    entrained in box cars similar to those we came up from Havre in. The trip was very pleasant. We passed thru ... some thriving looking towns- the fields all looked rich with harvest and the whole country very ... interesting at this time of year. About tea time, we stopped at Wimereux on the sea-coast and got off. The ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:21pm

  9. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

    instructors of the Royal Air Force and they have now loosened the gates and are allowing one naval officer ... a course for training. I am the first naval officer for three years to come here, so I am very lucky. By ... nil, so I will not have any more leave for some time. Funny how every time you go to London, one meets ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:23am

  10. Letter from Fisher, Sydney Thomas

    Dearest Mom- Sept 19, 1941 I hope that by the time this reaches you that you will have heard that ... all at home have not worried too much at the news that I was missing but it takes a long time for news ... to get to you I have been treated quite well by my captor I am allowed to write two of these letters ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:08am