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1. Letter from Hollett, William Lloyd

   [CENSORED] 1942 Dear Mom:- By the time you receive this you will have my cable and know that Im ... dash off now and catch me a wink of sleep say me to all the folks, you can imagine me directly across ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

2. Letter from Bell, William Robert

   glad you are all well. So am I. I'm having lots of work to do as I suppose you are so time passes ... catching on now. I hear them asking for "smoke poles" (cigarettes) and "heat" for them ... would have been a swell afternoon. Of course, the scenery wasn't necessary for a swell time. Like ...

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

3. Letter from Dutton Advance

   this time that the machine guns start for the night. They are too easily located to keep up their fire ... during the day. The last shells of the day are usually sent over at this time. All night long flares are ... as well. The shell fire is carried on more on the chance of catching relief parties. Our dug-out is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 8:55pm

4. Letter from Robertson, John Hill

   the town over. It was the first time I had got a chance to get out I'm just beginning to catch up ... time they worked on the wharf at Crofton. I'll bet dad remembers quite well. Harry married that ... boys around bunch up and talk of old times. I think I will get leave pretty soon now Our names and ...

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

5. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   boils. Ian's leave lasted from Saturday till six oclock last night, quite a long time, so I only ... boot. From all accounts he really ought to have one stick all the time to be secure. Berk had not seen ... late that we missed the 5.45 & had to catch the 8.10 train. Got to Waterloo by 9.30 & over to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:01am

6. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   involves some moving around, so any mail that comes will not likely catch up till the end of the week. Am ... time, all the people some of the time, but not all the people all the time" seems particularly ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 4:19am

7. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   daily letter home in time to catch the 10 am post. I had a good wash and made my way to a quiet spot in ... and the operation was finished, much to my relief. But during all this time something in the nature of ... search and massacre of the lice. I killed about thirty on my towel and every time I had a fresh look ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:14pm

8. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

   have given you folk to much unecessary worry already, so you don't catch me this time. I got ... prepared. Of course I am not going to say that I am going to France this time until we get away. I'll ... little scratch is recorded and nine times out of ten its the best thing ever happens a person over here. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:02pm

9. Letter from Ross, James Wells

   We have been in action for some time now and have been under fire. It is a queer feeling but when one ... nothing of it untill a gun goes off. It is quite funny to at times be riding down the road to see the ... time. It is like camping up at the shanty on Wolf Lake when Fred and I used to go up together. We cook ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:39pm

10. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

    18th and seven other letters besides so I had a busy time reading the whole bunch. They were very ... about 5 or 6 times before. Left about 3 and went across country. He apparently took a different road ... to where we wanted to go. As we did not arrive at the batter in a reasonable time we were reported ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:46am