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1. Diary from Newton, John

   amusing. Attended stables at 6.15 AM. 1 AM and 4.45 P.M. Put in an hour each time grooming horses. In ... the Irish Channel, each transport being accompanied by a destroyer which kept to the front and to ... boats have collided. Can see land on each side. One can now feel moderately safe. Thank goodness ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 3 2023 - 9:09am

2. Letter from Polson, Archibald John

   front line trench and I find it interesting at times and sometimes it gets a little exciting (and then ... cigarettes issued to us each week and that has kept me partly in smokes. I don't know what I would have ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:41pm

3. Letter from Newman, Peter

   A time [] how he died- We had suffered a terrific bombardment for three days and the little fellow on the ... later in the night when things were quiet with two bombs in each pocket and his rifle between his knees. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:36pm

4. Letter from Ross, James Wells

   been going on with our usual work every day and each week a review is held by some prominent Staff ... trotting all the time. Horses bumped into guns ahead, and in halting, those in rear bumped into them in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:11am

5. Diary from Ross, James Wells

   been going on with our usual work every day and each week a review is held by some prominent Staff ... trotting all the time. Horses bumped into guns ahead, and in halting, those in rear bumped into them in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:11am

6. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   course. We are to be armed with Ross Rifles and 100 rounds of Ammunition each and will likely have to ... be speaking to me. I suppose skating will be almost over by the time I get back to Guelph. Have only ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:44am

7. Letter from Beattie, Reverend William

   each shell fell & hurt no one they yelled across at the German trenches "Have to do a little ... Sunday we had a lovely communion service. Cleared the hall three times. I get the enclosed letter from ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:15am

8. Letter from Lakefield College School Collection

   long the next time. Your weather does seem to be rather queer, but if you really want to see weather, ... men are all in dug-outs, or rather sandbag juts right beside the guns. Each gun crew is in a hut of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:12pm

9. Letter from Liddiard, Walter

   it costs us 3 d each and it was a good show, too. I think that was the cheapest show I've seen. ... soled. Got what they call an Imperial tunic this time, it has a soft turn-down collar and is very ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:51am

10. Letter from Sedgwick, Arthur Louis

    Unfortunately, I'm not able to do so as I'm not likely to get any leave for some time yet. ... each week, however this isn't too bad and life around this station is pretty easy. I expect to be ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 6:36am