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1. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   the whole time & we had to lay around the whole time we only fired 15 rounds each which we were ... a certain length of time before & after Christmas. I guess Miss Newton felt a little disappointed that ... she hadn't received her parcel after all that time but I hope she has got it before now as its ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:57pm

2. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   and at the same time enjoying a short but well deserved rest. Your letter, dated the 2nd inst, written ... services this morning, afternoon and evening just like old times. Reveille was at 8am this morning and ... my bacon. Bon. Eh? As Church Parade was not until 11.30 I had plenty of time to have a good wash and ...

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

3. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   time, but here goes for a few minutes before orders come to move off. You would have laughed if you ... menus for each day and allowed a Home Economics graduate to pass judgement upon them I might find the ... and later in the week Steve came in and we sent the other fellow out, so Steve and I had a great time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:06pm

4. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   Kiddies:- Well my dears it will soon be three weeks since I left Old England & in that time I have ... assure you we had a warm time of it, & I was not sorry to receive orders to leave for another place, ... we buy eggs which cost us 12 cents each of 60 sometimes. I am not sleeping in the tent with the other ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:44am

5. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   at the same time, ordered his crew to jump. Four of them jumped successfully but the fifth was ... known that his own chance of escape became slimmer as each precious second slipped away and the ground ... coming to the house for the first time. She said they had a roast chicken in the oven for him as soon as ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:09pm

6. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   that is to put a guy in a ditch where someone is firing at him all the time. I suppose we must take it ... there as it was in the other trenches We were always glad to be relieved there as by the time our three ... enough to have a fine day for a change. So you really intend to make up for lost time & go to church ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:55pm

7. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   my own tent, and we had a glorious time. They had for the most part never seen England before and it ... Then began a process of weary waiting, hoping for leave. We understood that each half of the battalion ... always cropping up I grew impatient. We filled in the time with the old form of drill, & a new ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:04pm

8. Letter from Thornton, Gordon Stanley

   almost every way. Of course the scenery on land was at times beautiful but frequently absolutely ... pretty hard- just won a toss for tea & toast. 25/6/16 You see I had to stop and have not had time to ... After just time to get the barracks cleaned we went to Longmore camp about four miles from Bordon for ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:50am

9. Letter from McNeill, John

   their address some time, but it will be a long time yet before I get away. Please thank Mrs Mann, dear, ... is louder & more constant & of course, a million times more dangerous. It is too bad that ... it will be just you & I dear & George & Eileen, & I think we will just live for each ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

10. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

    Hughes last summer, but you successfully evaded all attempts. Once you were down town and the second time ... manage to see each other sometimes.   Will Hellis used to teach up in this country. I have passed his ... school several times but have never found any one who ever heard of him. He couldn't have made ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm