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  1. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    the station just in time to catch the same bus back to their place. He took several half days off from ... Jean: Arrived back at our HQ just in time for supper a couple of hours ago. Had a pleasant trip back, ... the same route as I went down, but made better time especially the last 6 miles through a heavy ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:01am

  2. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    pictures at the local flick are pretty awful, and the Epsom [?] get out just in time to catch the last bus ... getting our little [?] organized, and at the same time getting some definite progress on my other ... of the parcel were wonderful too. I have discovered a marvelous formula for making a real old time ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:52am

  3. Diary from Kempling, George Hedley

    orders to stand to. We had the job this time of pushing the trucks up the light trench railway, with ... run like sixty to catch up. We had just arrived at our dump behind the front trench when the ... around us like rain. Dirt and branches off trees around us hit me several times but I came out O.K. About ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:44pm

  4. Letter from Bell, James Bond

    and one Lac, all from Galt and two or three airframe guys from Galt. There was a time when we were the ... key men around here but that time is gone; now the station is so big and it is beginning to get like ... the fire but it didn't catch so everything was saved and only a bit of wood got burned and ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:04pm

  5. Letter from Law, John William

    interest to say. He had been up to London a couple of times. One thing though, he told me was that the ... up in London. How is William! It will soon be time to expect to hear from you. Tell Marion I have not ... catch the Canadian Mail but will write again next week. Your loving son John P.S. see Aeroplanes, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:40am

  6. Letter from Hogarth, Lucien Victor

    as yet. We got in off our six day scheme yesterday morn after a nasty week. Part of the time we were ... for it. I enjoy the schemes fine if it would only stay dry but it can’t be dry all the time for when ... for them. They are coming up to help in the “4” this P.M. I expect for a while then they have to catch ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

  7. Letter from Drewry, Lawrence John

    and 244 came today. Had one from Andy dated 2/7 the first one for some time but than of course ... I haven’t written for a long time. I wrote to Crosbies and Nellie Hamilton today as there were quite a few ... dates are within reach of my bed; however they wont be ripe for some time. They hang in huge clusters, ...

    Editor - Jul 24 2022 - 3:47pm

  8. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    England, 6 March 44 Dear Jean: I've noticed for some little time now that your letters have ... home for our selves. Glad the bits of money are coming through in reasonable time I may be able to get ... another £30 off to you this week. Now is the time to salt down what we can, because no doubt there will ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:59am

  9. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

    are into theory this week, and have a good deal of study to occupy out time. Mother's of May 2, ... summer weather. The country is even more beautiful than on my earlier visit. Of course it was supper-time ... where I was lucky enough to catch Ralph as he was going out. He said he wasn't going anywhere, and ...

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

  10. Letter from Robertson, John Hill

    over coat weighed about 40 lbs. and my socks are not dry yet. But I haven't had time to catch cold ... had quite a time Batching. I was also please to hear that my small presents had arrived OK. I thought ... and his dad were down together. He was having a fine time too. He needed a good trip the poor kid ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:42pm