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  1. Memoir from Lovell, Hubert William (Bert)

    cold and heat. Days of humorous incidents and pleasant times of rest and relaxation. Thru them all ran ... them. Passing thru Normandy in Apple Blossom Time, we arrived at Remy Siding in the Ypres area, and we ... with sandbags with a corrugated iron roof, near Zillibeke Lake, where at times we went for a swim, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:07am

  2. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    applied to it, and one can easily imagine how suitable is such a name in peace time, when now, in the ... a good bath and a good sleep, the first time that we have been in a real bed with white, clean sheets for ... great men are very interesting. Our time here however was limited and I did not see the place as I would ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:41am

  3. Diary from Townsend, Thomas Franklin

    a suspicious looking Belgian passing on a wheel and we really would like to catch a spy. We discuss how we ... the mill, or rather, a cellar near the mill. Fritz was shelling the town at the time. About every two ... burst. Purhaps, when the inhabitants of Ypres built this, they were sure that for all time they were making their ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  4. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

    concerning family matters, but he says in part: "I was in the trenches at the time your letter came. ... reserve trenches all the time, so we had work to do at night, that was carrying stuff up to the men along ... the firing line, and digging trenches. But we got lots of sleep in the day time. We did not have so ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:55pm

  5. Memoir from Andrews, Harold John (Jack)

    with lots of space, gas heaters. Quite a portion of our time in Calgary was spent in quarantine. ... wasn't time to get home. We were allowed to miss the Friday graduating exercise and leave early for ... picked up airmen who lived East of Calgary the cars were now filling up. Time was spent playing cards, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:32pm

  6. Letter from Davis, Robert

    that we have had for a long time so you can guess it was hard on the feet for the first time, some of ... quick as they can has you know they want to see there [?] and have a grate time before they go to the ... a grate time together If I was there [?] how his little jimmy and Dear Old Gladys and all the other ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:05pm

  7. Letter from Redman, George Henry

    F. G. H. Nov 25/1916 My Dear Sis It is time I answered Your letter of the [?] Oct. We are now in ... billuts the first since last June and we have put in some rough times, but I would rather have the rough ... times as I do not like soldiering. Soldiering is not fighting it is just waste of time and it gets my ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:19am

  8. Letter from McNaughton, John Leslie

    so much. I am sure both you and Ralph will be having a splendid time with your snow shoes. We have so ... Grant had a good time at Xmas time. I never hear from Uncle Willie these times at all. I guess perhaps ... I am quite well- will write a longer letter next time. I must stop this time. Your cousin Leslie Army ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:49pm

  9. Letter from Lakefield College School Collection

    a fairly decent time loafing around here- reading and playing the phonograph and the pianola. I can't ... take much excercise though, but I have walked to the Post Office a couple of times. But I do go on some ... north, and at no time during the whole night was I unable to read ordinary print. At Midnight the ...

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

  10. Letter from Fick, Walter

    737695 156 Band Witley Camp Surrey, Eng 5- 10- 1917 Dear Mona, Just time for a few lines in answer ... here lots of work. Of course it passes the time, and takes away the monotony of life. We move about ... quietest week we have had for a long time. We are left in camp this week while the battalion is away. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 12:38am