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  1. Letter from MacDonell, Malcolm James

    time- For 6 weeks or 2 months we will be back at the base doing fatigues and such work before we get to ... them. Two of the fellows shaves each other’s heads yesterday and Needham went into the dining room as ... in Lancaster. Is Aunt Annie still in Glengarry. It must be like old times for her and she’ll meet ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

  2. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

    grin all the time, and the harder he was fighting in that scrap the more he grinned. The leading two ... machines. It was all over by that time for we had been joined by several other British machines and the ... late. With lots of love to each one of you, Dear Ones, Yours as always, Eric. Air Force WWI France ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

  3. Letter from Rowat, Thomas Alexander

    While naturally we all keenly feel the loss of those who are so near and dear to us, still at times ... the Casualties this time". We talked then somewhat seriously about conditions prevailing in the ... Then I have the only sons of my two brothers also in France, so we can sympathize and feel for each ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

  4. Letter from Ramsey, Edward Cresswell

    Gardens. The Capt. say I will be able to get at least two weeks leave, so wont I have a good time. I have ... Wednesday. Will you ask Julian to forgive me for not answering his last letter, it is a long time since I got ... good this last week. We have got a new cook, and for breakfast we get bacon and three boiled eggs each ...

    Editor - Nov 22 2021 - 5:02pm

  5. Letter from Ramsey, Edward Cresswell

    were dodging all over the place and shooting at each other. They carry machine guns but I think he got ... the first little bit of excitement we have had for a long time. Before yesterday you’d have thought ... but we finished it and it was very good. Then we sat round the fire and talked about our time in ...

    Editor - Nov 23 2021 - 5:44am

  6. Letter from Davis, William Worth

    14th Can. Gen. Hosp. Eastbourne, 6/11/17 Dear Dad, I really should have written Mir this time, as ... notice there is a difference in the surface of the paper, a pair of each, for home and Nert, and an extra ... one for Mrs Chas. Thomson. She asked some time ago, for one. I think this the better of the two, and ...

    Editor - Mar 16 2023 - 3:26pm

  7. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

    winding streets and the individuality of each building, the absolute cleanliness of the streets and the ... early enough. Of course there is always ale which I suppose I shall learn to like in time. I expect ... to find a fairly secluded bar we had seen earlier in the day and by the time we got to the place ...

    Editor - Jun 12 2023 - 6:34am

  8. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

    trying to exercise patience, & I am at the same time making life miserable for those responsible for ... time to act as nurse for you! You see my long hospital experience should serve me in good stead, but ... dear? It is pretty hard on Endicott circuit all this time. I wrote him yesterday & asked him if ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:08pm

  9. Letter from Gray, Robert Hampton

    quite an interesting time. There is a big lounge, where I am right now, which is reserved for the use of ... comfortable. The food is quite good (much better than we had coming back to Canada, last time). There are four ... picture and get to bed about 11 P.M. Each day is much the same as there really is not much to do. ...

    Editor - Jul 13 2022 - 10:21am

  10. Letter from Hale, Robert

    feeling rather disgusted about it. Then there was a long time in which each of us was waiting for the ... I should very much like to have a letter from Ted Houldsworth some time. I am glad you asked him to write ... here, I don't think that the time has been altogether wasted. I have done my bit as the saying goes ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 12 2022 - 2:41pm