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1. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   were sure glad to see each other. Say, have get Gert Bosworth’s address from Hazel Mac. I thought ... (Nov 23) and from Ada and Bill Laur to-day. I get mail about three times a week now, sometimes oftener. ... times. Last time I saw him, he was fine, I gave him a couple of Observers. I sent five dozen cards away, ...

   Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 4:06pm

2. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

   Shorncliffe June 21, 1916 Dear Folks, This is our busy week again; and I have not found time until ... honors as far as possible. They gave us each a big slab of ship's chocolate- not very palatable raw; ... wishes for "good luck." By this time they are probably back on the Belgian coast. We saw also ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:15pm

3. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

   handkerchief, soap, & toothpaste. Last Mon. we changed our huts and had fewer in each hut. We hadn't ... three weeks and would sure like it if Casey could get leave at the same time so that we could have it ... because, as I said in last letter, they can only ship so many at a time- men in hospitals, men of low ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:33pm

4. Letter from Watson, William Douglas

   on what they call "double summer time". Don and I went to church and walked into a Church ... of England. You know what the service is like. Well, Don and I spent the whole time trying to find ... in one of the hotels all night. Two men are on duty in each and, after midnight, your shift is split; ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:07pm

5. Letter from Cobourg World

   Just a few lines to let people know that we are doing well and are just having a dandy time ... . Although we have had a considerable lot of hard drill and route marches, we find time to have a little ... any other day. This was the first Orange celebration I have missed for a long time, but as you all ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 30 2021 - 3:56pm

6. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   present time. I did not answer your last letters as I wrote a long letter home about five days ago which ... would answer several letters I found on my return from leave. By this time you will have received my ... leave until I did know her exact whereabouts. However it was a very opportune time to be in Paris and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:46am

7. Letter from Law, John William

   Belgium Nov 17 1915 My Dear Mother and Father:- There is not much to say this time which is ... oftener if I had the time, days and nights go so quickly that I often wonder where the time goes. Your ... machine guns firing at each other while manoevering in the air until at last the German turned made a long ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:37am

8. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

   for our kits. We had never had our packs on before (they had just been issued and what a time we had! ... time we reached it most of us were mighty glad we didn't have to go any further. The sweat was ... floors) but I slept like a log believe me. Today we have all been busy fixing up our tents each lunch ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:54am

9. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   For the last four days I have been trying to snatch time to sit down & write, but the rush of ... two parcels the next = all together practically the sweater etc just came at an opportune time, & ... best yet) & both bread- butter & fruit were splendid, it was the first time I had tasted butter ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:55am

10. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    4 December- and one from Gertrude and one from Eric Garman. The time for the fastest was just about 2 weeks, ... and a lot on each one, especially if they are Typewritten. I don't know when the service will ... done- the news from the far east isn't too good- but in time I think we will hear more good news ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:18am