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1. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   will be old, old news; and anyway, maybe they won’t need us — this time. Last night quite suddenly we ... course they are more than wheel to wheel; they are in bunches, behind and around each other. When this ... shipshape. I’m going to take two water bottles; I have a hunch there’ll be rows this time. I have some ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 3:07pm

2. Diary from Briggs, Tillman Alfred

   monotony. Poor fellows, their suffering at times is awful yet they grin & bear it. Four of us were ... fortunately landed about 15 feet from the shallow dugout in which we were then passing the time. The ... chalk. You would have laughed if you saw us crawling out, each expecting to find the other wounded. Not ...

   Editor - Mar 29 2022 - 2:42pm

3. Diary from Dawkins, Arnold F.A.

   wind makes the dust fly until at times you can’t see across the road. Lot of the fellows are taking ... air-raid warning and this time we were all made to go to our barracks and stay inside. We didn’t hear ... at this camp, we’ve been counted each morning around 7am and again in the evening at 5pm, of course ...

   Editor - Apr 20 2022 - 3:48pm

4. Letter from Gray, Robert Hampton

   an interesting time lately. I was up in a place called Nakuru sort of cooperating with a Bomber ... not have hurt him very much. Aunt Norma sent me a nice letter in which I heard for the first time ... religion it is supposed to be but they have not been able to eat in the night time. Now it is finished and ...

   Editor - Jul 13 2022 - 3:53pm

5. Letter from McCaig, Leslie Neil

   unusually long day for a change. I flew my new kite for the first time today and it promises to be very good ... seen him around before and it’s the first time he has been assigned to one particular a/c so he feels ... someone is bound to hear. The Doc and I ended the evening by trying to take pictures of each other in the ...

   Editor - Jun 28 2023 - 11:40am

6. Letter from Taylor-Bury

   a supreme effort. Then perhaps there is open ground to cross in full view of the enemy trenches. Each time ... at a bomb store behind the front line. Well, we had a fairly peaceful time there. They shelled us one ... is not pleasant in winter time. You are practically wallowing in mud all the time, but still it was ...

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

7. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

   certainly gets my goat to have to drop out every time and me a scout. Some scout. Well I was off duty till ... I haven't written today but I must scratch off a few lines in the morning if I get time. Guess I'll ... have time enough to spare. So you are going to Leamington this summer. Well you l sure have a dandy ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:53am

8. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

   Moncton and were given a hearty welcome by the people. Guess it's the first time they've seen ... a kiltie battalion. But really Cath I'm afraid I'll be as lazy as a yellow dog by the time we ... but there are times when I hardly know what to do with myself. There are 5 ships in this convoy- one ...

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

9. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   full of course but managed to get to Waterloo Station by 2:.15 the time I told Berk I would meet him at ... & at 4.30 he turned up. Found he had been in the station all the time & had just had tea in the ... the entrance to the tube station & he only knew of that. However we had time to have a fair talk. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:09am

10. Letter from McNeill, John

    it has been a hard time for you all, dear, & it has been hard for me too, we have all missed each ... take charge of a party but it may be some time yet before I get any word of it, if I get it, it will be ... fine as I would get six weeks leave at home & an extension of time & a chance to get my ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm