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1. Diary from Broome, George Albert Charles

   Boxing & Wrestling today. Sunday Sep 12/15 Quite bright today, very few clouds in sky. We are ... 2 destroyers. Expect to sight land tomorrow. We have been kept to lower decks all day but were allowed up ... tonight. Monday Sep 13/15 Sea very calm with slight fog. Land sighted about 9 o'clock & pulled ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:38pm

2. Letter from Charman, Frances

   six-thirty. The nights go very quickly by the time I make three tours of the wards. It's time to go again ... like, but allow me to tell you they are kind of soppy. I don't receive many letters from your ... mother. Gladys sends a V-mail like this quite often. Helen and Win are, or were the last time I heard, in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:33pm

3. Letter from Sproule, Hugh Charles

   now?   Just where we are now, I am not allowed to say, but some time ago we were in a place in the ... I told you in my last letter, that some times circumstances would not permit me to write often. Also if ... that ever was the case, that not to worry for believe me I am very much alive, and if anything did ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

4. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   more about our friend Marshall- it makes me ill. The last week here has been very fine- plenty of ... sunshine and heat. I am very glad to hear that Bob is still working. Has he any serious girl friends these ... never get marriage allowance, but will have living-out allowance in lieu of living in the Officers' ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:13am

5. Letter from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

   but one has very little time to think ahead here. Lots of love to you all. Nettie. Medical WWI Letter ... evening without the girls so it is a good time to get some letters written. When we are all off together ... we generally go out or else waste our time talking. To-morrow we arranged to have our half day ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

6. Letter from Willoughby, Dr. Charles James McNeil

   certainly proud of the exceptional honour given it in being allowed to march to the Rhine I cannot very well ... here today before carrying on our grand march and I am now anxiously waiting orders to be allowed to ... possibly wish for. Unfortunately I had more that I wished for as I developed a very nasty "cold" ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:23am

7. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   this is one area where they take a great interest in it. That was very sad about J. McLure's death ... of mail reminds me of the letters I receive from home. Even the latest are re-addressed three times ... asset in high school. Nevertheless I do have a most interesting time and only wish it was more ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:19am

8. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   able to tell you where I am but I shall tell as much as the censor will allow. I am very glad to get ... things together. I wish I could write more but have not time. I hope I may hear from you as often as you ... look good to me next time I see it, but I assure you Canada will look better. Of course I shall not be ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:21pm

9. Letter from Hudgins, Major

   going to like it for we have not had any drill yet.  But it rains most of the time and we was inoculated ... again and was laid off for two days.  We have a mighty good camp here.  Not very muddy at all.  The ... anything to write for Jack will tell you all the news that he can for you know we are not allowed to say ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

10. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    After I had finished my ordinary work on service machine I had to, or rather they allowed me to do some ... world. We are allowed to have small electric globes to reflect on the instrument board to guide us in ... sewing them on for me now. I am very glad to get finished at last, only I would like a little more leave. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:34pm