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  1. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

    them. Thank Cecil for the gloves and chewing gum. I will write them some of these times as soon as I get ... returned. It was very kind of her to ask us and she told us the trains to catch in London and exactly how to ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:18am

  2. Letter from Irwin, Harold Lawrence

    in war time, I am stell running engine, But never know from day to day what is going to happen, But ... First Post tomorrow to catch mail, Army WWI Letter from soldier 1916 March 2nd Irwin, Harold Lawrence ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

  3. Letter from Biollo, Peter Joseph

    didn’t have time to stop and chat, so we’ll have a good one tomorrow. He doesn’t look too bad tho. It’s ... trying to catch some planes overhead. Well my loved ones I will rest now and patiently wait to hear from ...

    Editor - Jan 12 2023 - 11:52am

  4. Letter from Nanaimo Daily Free Press

    Corps. And about the same time the- division came up and I saw and spoke to Jimmy Pender and George ... time in the "big push zone," a young fellow whose name I couldn't recollect though ... him 'Nig') joined our No. 1 company not more than five days ago. The same time as I saw ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:36am

  5. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

    a page numbering error made at the time of writing, or perhaps a mix-up that occurred among letter pages ... night it would be fine I sleep with out catching cold but do not get rested but I am getting hardened up ... crys most of the time. it costs them something terrible for board I did not get hurt enough to go on ...

    Editor - Sep 4 2024 - 11:57am

  6. Letter from Stevenson, Thomas Roy

    dug-outs all along the bank and the two of us are very welcome visitors, always plenty of men to catch the ... "Canuck". The rest of the time we take loads of great shells, trench mortars, etc, some so big it takes two ... you ever saw. Mules, men, and everything else are plastered with it all the time. The French horses ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:54pm

  7. Letter from Todd, Roderick Anderson

    generally keep us up to our usual weight and some. Blake managed to catch german measles and is at present ... in the isolation hospital. We have not heard from him for some time but I don't think that his ... country. Lunch under a tree by a creek in December sounds bon. We will make it in our auto next time tho. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:47am

  8. Letter from Todd, Roderick Anderson

    will always keep on with the idea. You ought to have one wild exciting time when Paddy and the Prestons ... I can't tell shich is the right and which is the left, so … then on alternate feet alternate … You catch ... serious cases. Lee and I still have time for hikes and occasional feeds of eggs and chips. Spring is here ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:47am

  9. Letter from Watson, James Francis

    all. The box of nuts is as well. I haven’t had any yet but I’ll be starting on them any time soon. ... it’s the real mccoy. Every time somebody receives a parcel we say he’s scored again. When I got my ... boy-friends now. She had quite a few guys running after her when I was there. I used to walk home and catch ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

  10. Letter from Winterbottom, Sydney Amyas

    showing how smart he was by catching a bomb and returning it. All went well until the bally thing went off ... I received a nice letter from Ursie. You know she wrote me some time ago and enclosed a fine pair of socks. ... the letter but will soon do so. Now Mum I suppose you know by this time that I expect to go to France ...

    Editor - Sep 30 2022 - 7:58am