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  1. Letter from Galloway, Robert John

    usually get half what we are suposed to get some times not that some body is making monney some where and ... in each platoon and about 54 men in each platoon so you can gess about how many rum we have got I am ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:08pm

  2. Letter from Law, John William

    and I know I am going to like the whole course right through. Each day is pretty well filled in from ... tea- 6.45 Supper. The food is fine also, a clean table cloth each day and WAAC's to serve table. ... Our equipment cleaning takes considerable time at night and morning as every thing must be so ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Feb 11 2023 - 12:20pm

  3. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

    letter from Mary a day or so before with a dandy card in from each one so glad she is getting a long ... over time more the better perhaps, the people are great to work here make straw brooms, brush brooms ... a dozen, hens are good size, something over a dollar each they beat the heads of the sheaves to get grain ...

    Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 10:59am

  4. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    Naples, Italy 14 May 45 Dear Jean: You can imagine how little time I had just prior to leaving the ... (no cushions) and 7 or 8 passengers like a street car, facing each other. There is lot of rooms and ... royally- keep meeting old classmates form the STC days early 1940. It all helps. Had dinner each night with ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:10am

  5. Letter from Latham, Frank Wilfred

    two weeks leave plus ten days travelling time. I had some fresh milk to-day for the first time since ... $30.00 each way so it wont be so bad. I have about $100.00 saved up so far not bad eh? for an old man. ... about 50 pkges. of cigarettes with me 2 packs for 15¢ is quite a difference from 35¢ each! I have seen ...

    Editor - Nov 3 2021 - 11:53am

  6. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

    Letter from Pte. Durand Some Where in Belgium, July 12, 1915. Received your kind letter some time ... ago, while we were in the trenches, we have been out for 7 days to-morrow night. We have great times ... when we are out, there are 4 Battalions in our Brigade and we play ball against each other, and I had ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:57pm

  7. Letter from Hamm, Allan

    started cropping by this time this is Mothers day over here and every man is supposed to write her so ... a mess tin and writing on my knee. We are having a pretty good time here now not near as busy as we were ... little cakes for 12cts oranges three for a quarter and you would get them for two cts each down home. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:24pm

  8. Letter from Liddiard, Walter

    although the time has gone very fast it seems months since I saw you. I often wonder if you thought I left ... around. We see quite a lot of skylarks (also hear them) they go straight up singing all the time there are ... ground on each side. They are mostly sunk a way down, for 2 to 20 ft deep with bushes or hedges on both ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:49am

  9. Letter from Gray, John Balfour

    Some have been known to make well over 900 as each time you go past the red light it counts a mistake ... as we have a regular time table for each day. The Math seems to be the most important although it is ... Finally have lots of time to write you as I am back at the Manning Pool Hospital. Yesterday morning I felt ...

    Editor - Jun 28 2022 - 3:02pm

  10. Letter from Dennison, Gordon Joshua

    wondering if you had received any information other than that from the air ministry. I am writing each ... member of the crew next of kin and if I get any information I will immediately forward it to each one in ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:33am