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1. Letter from Burnard, Harvey Simion

   Easter time. It took quite a beating and all that was eatable was 2 cookies, 2 bars and a tin of tomatoe ... another home. This time we had to get sods and build walls above ground because were in a swampy place and ... the soft ground where it crashed. I've never seen a dog fight yet because our planes never catch ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:53pm

2. Letter from Liddiard, Walter

   catch up with my correspondence, I am away behind so have to get busy. My leave is coming at last, they ... to the post-office to cash my [?] tonight, I left it for a few weeks to allow time for the [?] to ... arrive, I arrived 10 minutes after closing time but when I him I was in the bus-iness myself he cashed it ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:55am

3. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   I received the airgraph and the nice long letter written about the same time with the “Ode to a Drunkard” ... interested in the photos of the clan which I showed them. I had to catch the 9:50 to London so, after ... ashamed of your second son. I have been promised promotion several times and on the guns, my one interest ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

4. Letter from Hay, William and Hilda

   a lot of it going around in Toronto, and, of course I didn't catch it, it wouldn't be natural. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:51am

5. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   2,and 2- 6. I am on the 2- 6 shift. Our detail this time has been for two weeks rather than one like ... shift. Night duty in the exchange has one great advantage; it is a splendid opportunity to catch up in ... a dozen fellows, and perhaps talking and working at the same time. I came on at about five past two, made ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:47am

6. Letter from Sedgwick, Arthur Louis

   I thought that I had better stay in a catch up on some letter writing. Incidentally, I have some much better ... will be as my next leave will not be for some time yet. However, when I get on "Ops" ... sometime. Last Sunday afternoon I went down to London. There really wasn't much time to do very much so ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 6:38am

7. Letter from Sinclair, Lawrence Charles

   Piccadily circus and I could always catch the bus at these places. There was hundreds of place for one to go ... besides being in the heart of London. You must have had some time with the water in Winnipeg this spring. ... miles from Bordon where we first stayed and different battalions are now put in time here learning ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

8. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

   days leave & could not spare time to write to anyone, every minute with him is so precious. So ... especially at this time of the year. But of course all this is only if Harold does not go to the front before ... is what Harold said the very first time that we met & often says that I remind him so much of ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

9. Letter from Ross, James Wells

   time and beyond feeding the horses we do nothing but football and play catch We have just had a fine ... drop a piece each time we go out. There is only one foot rest left, the catch of the muffler Ell ... been to ordnance several times, both on horse and bike. She still runs but nearly always manages to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:34pm

10. Letter from Utting, Benjamin Edward

    quite well and have been having a fairly nice time what with central hall concerts and a visit to ... she enjoyed herself immensely while you were there. I think you are very slow at catching on to ... forceful. I suppose you dont think that it can be very interesting or busy here for me to find time to write ...

    Editor - Feb 1 2024 - 11:17am