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1. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   around a table talking of old times, under very different surroundings than those in which we found ... seems hard to realize that this is the first day of February. The time goes so quickly. To those of us ... I enlisted first I was not very keen to see the front, but now my whole ambition- or almost that is to get ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:09pm

2. Letter from Loney, Edward (Ted)

   place for a sail boat in the summer. At the present time there are no pleasure boats allowed out. The ... Nov 8th, 1944 #2 CARU CAOS Dear Mom: This will give you an idea of the kind of time I had on my ... I had about 20 minutes to catch the train which was plenty of time if I had known just where to go but ...

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

3. Letter from Henneberg, Carl Clifford

   board. Three examiners looked over every square millimetre of surface, inquired very minutely into past ... whatever for him to join at the present. The rate of pay is $5 00 a day plus $1 20 living allowance. This ... $150 00 clothing allowance, and another $100 00  when we move overseas. No one knows when we will leave ...

   Editor - Jul 28 2023 - 10:39am

4. Diary from Farlie, George Herbert

   good landing. Met Phillips, he was very busy with his Guns and had to move out of his dug-out three ... times. Thursday 5 th April We had a bombardment at 8.a.m. by the whole Corps N o 3667 of 6 th Batty ... in all sorts of places. Wireless operator put up his pole @ 5 th Batty and had his aerial cut 3 times ...

   Editor - Nov 30 2023 - 3:31pm

5. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

   three days. I have just sent you a cable also. We were just allowed to send letters or cables today as ... was very rough. All our bunch came across together. The ship was very crowded even though it was one ... are very hospitable to canucks so I'll probably be going there on one of my leaves- which are ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:45pm

6. Letter from Cousins, Frank C.

   comfortable and we have enjoyed ourselves since coming. We are in quarantine and not allowed to go very far ... Y.M.C.A. huts, Soldier Clubs etc. which will doubtless help us pass our spare time. I hope you are all well ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:31am

7. Letter from Dennison, Gordon Joshua

   to the dentist to day he just made a chart of what had to be done but it's not very much ... I will remuster or change it to a pilot if they will let me. We get up on Sunday at the same time parade, ... I can think of, I am not allowed to give any important information, such as how many men are here etc. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:26am

8. Letter from Gray, Robert Hampton

   time and then again this morning so that I now have one hour and ten minutes to my credit. I just love ... it and don’t regret for a minute getting into the Fleet Air Arm. We have very decent instructors, ... it. After about ten or twelve hours in the air we are allowed to go solo so that is the next big step. ...

   Editor - Jul 13 2022 - 7:51am

9. Letter from McNeill, John

   since I wrote you last, but honestly I have been kept so busy that I had no time for anything, I just ... course, it was very interesting but it was awful hard work, but the weather was bad, it rained nearly all ... the time which spoiled the interest quite a bit, we slept in tents which were old & leaky & ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

10. Letter from Cobourg World

    am feeling fine. We have been having quite a time of it this last week or two but are having a bit of ... but our guns soon got after it and drove it away home. We are not allowed to name any places where we ... miles. Some of the country here is very good and there are some very fine crops, the best I have ever ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:27pm