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1. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   in time to be used for your and Mary's Xmas presents. We spent a very quiet New Years here, ... before, so the tobacco situation is well in hand. I feel very spoiled, because parcels also arrived from ... with a genuine respect and appreciation of Music. The radio, these days, if allowed to run wild, does ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:02am

2. Letter from Cunliffe, Herbert

   time, she is better, I was glad to hear that Mary was better, tell them when daddy comes home, he will ... time that I got yours, and in it she tells me, that it was extremely hot in Toronto, the hottest its ... been for fifty years no wonder the children have been so sick I guess by this time, Tommy and Arnold ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:41pm

3. Letter from Cobourg World

   every Battalion is allowed on the ranges for certain length of time. There are a lot of Battalions here ... Father: I am writing to you this time. I wrote to mother as soon as we arrived in camp. Well, we are all ... shoot on Sunday next. Of course we do not have to drill every Sunday. It just happened this time because ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:23pm

4. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   last remnants of the old Smedley estate, which at the time of my grandfather was quite flourishing- ... were very interested in the pictures of my wife and baby- and think both are just right- they were ... really very very pleased that I came up to see them. It is quite late, and I think I had better turn in- ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:54am

5. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   neglect in not finishing my remark at the time is one of the results of my very usual & extremely bad ... parades today will be a further help. It rained heavily in the night but stopped for sufficient time to ... allow us to march over the common for our 6.30 & 7-0 parade this morning. It was rained steadily ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:09am

6. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

   I expect by this time Father & Marjorie will have left for "Valhalla"- at least they will be ... there by the time this letter reaches you. I'M going to answer Marj's letter of April 29th in ... birthday, but I'm allowing for delays. We left quarantine on Sunday, no new cases having developed, and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:15pm

7. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   I was very interested in your account of Chris's affairs. He certainly has done splendidly. You too ... seem to be quite a bit more, living in London. They allow me about 17 shillings a day, but it too ... on my instrument, and to save time often go out and [?] [?] and bits of hardware out of my own ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:31am

8. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   17th of Ireland, ’17. My very dearest Kid: — A few days ago, I was sent out as stretcher bearer to ... a surprise. No word of mine could begin to describe it — even if I were allowed. It’s terrific — absolutely ... well. I can’t tell you exactly when I’ll go up; but about any time, I think. I am quite ready; the days ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 11:37am

9. Letter from Garton, Thomas

   th so I was pretty lucky to get them we are having very good weather out here now for a change, and ... the foot and will likely be home for the rest of his time. you seem to be having lots of fun with the ... write something and news is scarce over here, I could write lots but they don’t allow us to use those ...

   Editor - Jul 8 2023 - 10:03am

10. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

    letter from home on Saturday and was very pleased to hear that threshing was finished and that the wheat ... it. The buildings are the very best that money could put up and the equipment is all that could be ... College we were not allowed to look at a girl scarcely but now meals are servered in great style and we ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:41pm