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  1. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

    about the change this makes for a person etc. at another time. Spent my leave in London and didn't ... time I was at Mrs. Reids. Mr. & Mrs. Reid are extremely good to me, want me to feel I have a home ... will likely tell you about the hurried way in which I left their place to catch the train for here. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:42am

  2. Letter from Rooke, (Robert, Charles, and George)

    everything went past me, although I was covered with dust two or three times by shells bursting close to me. ... good shape & feeling like fighting cocks. Probably by the time this reaches you, you will have read ... time. Delarey, DeWet, Botha & Rusterberg were all with the commands in our last fight. One of our ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:43am

  3. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    allowed two notes a week. Well, Warren and I got out of the hospital on Monday just in time to catch the ... I haven't had much time for writing. Then after I got into the hospital with the measles we were only ... Debney's and had a splendid time. We all had late passes and stayed on till about 11, when, after singing ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:23am

  4. Letter from Law, John William

    letter in the morning. Im really getting so sick of bugs and lice that when I catch them in the cracks ... a tale of woe he must have told at home, and men out here going through hell forty times worse than he ... time wont change my opinion. Uncle Robert is a real man, but he has had little to do in bringing up ...

    Editor - Feb 11 2023 - 11:59am

  5. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    of mail from you now but surely am sorry about Dad. As you have hardly a good enough address to catch ... time for night duty. This will be a good chance to rest up, write up and read up a little. After ... th boys rented their room, but they could not get word to me in time. Anyway, I was not sure of ...

    Editor - Feb 2 2023 - 1:56pm

  6. Letter from Gould, Albert Norman

    a few minutes & I want it to catch the mail. I sent you a letter for Olie. Tell Dad to give it to ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:51am

  7. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

    be able to nose-dive and catch it again before the propellor stopped, by switching on to my gravity ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

  8. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

    nearest pub. He had his kit with him meaning to catch a train shortly so we were lucky. Mutual letters to ...

    Editor - May 30 2023 - 9:04am

  9. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    overheated with walking and one is liable to catch cold sitting around. But speaking from my experience ... lines for a rest and ask if we are back too. No, but we expect to move any time. The first order that ... I don't think I have any more news this time. Will write you in a few days, I received two bundles of ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:29am

  10. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    a taxi and just got there in time for the appointment. I shall never forget the look of surprise on Mr. ... me to make one too but fortunately, there wasn't time. I found out afterwards that it had ... exactly three minutes to eleven.... up at 4.30 AM. to catch the 5.27 AM. train and arrived back here in ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:53pm