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1. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

   know, four to each battery and each eats in its own hut.) collected a little money from each for extras. ... quarantined in their hut for measles and will have to stay there some time. Our sergeant major and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:45am

2. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   time, when we prepare and serve it wash up, and leave at 6.30 tho it is usually seven or nearly. We ... hardly have time to eat and I see how you had little time to do anything at St. M. While there are three ... clean, rush bed pans etc., but it is all in a days work. There is one sister on practically all the time ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2023 - 11:28am

3. Letter from Cox, Bertram Howard

   past 3 weeks. I went into action for the first time on Sept 7th [the Battle of Lens and Loos] and since ... then, Fritz has shown us a pretty lively time. He has poured hundreds of shells all around, but so far ... I never believed anyone, before, when they said that one could hear a shell coming; and duck in time, but ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Nov 16 2021 - 2:24pm

4. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   rather handy. By the time I had washed myself in some rain water it was time to fetch the dinner. This ... owing to the rough handling by the time they reach me but they are none the worse for that. I also ... them that altho' I have not much time in which to reply to them individually yet they are greatly ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:20pm

5. Letter from Davis, George Ansley

   way to me and I will hardly recognize the subjects, for it is ten months since I left and that time ... that place each evening for a week.  Oh no, I don’t mind at all, every job has its advantages and this ... several times but that was the finale for we had a pleasant little exchange of sarcasm with resulted in ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

6. Letter from Sinclair, Lawrence Charles

   for us each day and we spent a lot of time riding about on these buses which is the best way I think ... for persons in our positions to see london. In starting out each day we would take a bus to Piccadily ... thought we had gone for enough time in one direction we would take a bus back, passing Piccadily or some ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

7. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   me well posted up with news; the trouble is to find time to acknowledge their letters. I have not had ... unnecessary to say, I needed. Each man had a small portable canvas bath in which he could sit and wash. There ... you are next sending any. By the time I had finished bathing it was nearly tea time. This evening ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:18pm

8. Letter from Law, John William

   France Oct 5. 1917 Dearest Mother: Havent much to tell you this time, just the ordinary routine of ... learned anything of interest in that time but as I explained before I cannot tell everything I would like ... to but will save it up for some day. I hope you are keeping better and feeling stronger each day. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:40am

9. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

   24th tonight, but no other canadian mail. I guess all the girls have gone back on me as it is some time ... will be some awful times when we get back if they do not treat us as they should and I hope the time ... in another camp and it is a nice one too and have got thing fixed up dandy too. We each put 5 Francs ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:49am

10. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

    a time learning each others names. The fellow that bunks below me is Jack Lloyed and across from me is ... a terrible lot of men eating at the same time and you have to be in line and gradually move up). Eleven of us ... Lights go out at eleven and we get up at 6:30. We run on the same time as Kelvington. This morning we ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:33pm