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1. Letter from Thompson, John Alexander Selter

   persons could book a court each & thus get two hours out of it. Anyway I’ve had quite a few games ... all the time about the evils of soldiering. I don’t think you can tell me anything about it that ...

   Editor - Dec 6 2023 - 10:55am

2. Letter from Baird, Gavin Gibson

   they all seemed to float up in unison just so far behind each other and of course this gave us the ... might be located at a certain point and every time they fired a bunch there would be, say nine, in it. ... going home from any of our shows we used to fly the required length of time, and sometimes we would find ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:19am

3. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

   trenches, which is the usual time of each relief is not pleasant and the Cavalry and Cyclists are very glad ... time to commandeer the farm stock. The women folk were alone and at the mercy of the Germans who helped ... two to four men each day in this way. All are supposed to keep a watch on the ground in front. At ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:53pm

4. Letter from Moodie, Walter Hill

   to town for short leave half of each section going for the first half of the time and the remainder ... here a few men are detailed to construct our Canvas city. In a short time we have sixty good Canadian ... each side of the track. Mule teams hauling old fashioned drays are seen taking in the crops and some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:32am

5. Letter from McNeill, John

   I had a letter from A. Edwards at the same time, but he had little news to tell me, he says he does not ... think that there is much chance of our meeting, as we cant find out where each other is, of course, we ... never know our luck, we might run across each other by accident; I am glad you are sending me some razor ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

6. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   The flame of each shell burst and merged into the flame of the other. It was perfect. It was terrible. ... guns — my God! If you could see them — and they say each gun only fired three shots a minute, and they ... time, as at Vimy; but the dead are piled in heaps. On Sunday night we go to the jumping-off trench, his ...

   Editor - Mar 9 2022 - 2:02pm

7. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   the night, must keep constantly in touch with each other and with the flagship by means of a light ... the Army. For the first time in history an army composed entirely of women is to go to France and ... all times except when on leave over two days and they must wear their hair cut unfashionably short. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 11 2023 - 2:15pm

8. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   much closer. A parcel arrived Sat. just in time for me to take a few items in it down to Haywards- ... lunch, but there were some last-minute "corrections" which I fortunately spotted in time to ... have time to go out to see Bill hall last week but now that we have a short spell to re-group our ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:36am

9. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   growing all the time. I think one of the reasons is that we both brought all we to share with each other- ... over 3 weeks since I left this place the last time, and there are 4 of the old crowd still here. It was ... our happiness together would grow- even though it seemed full at the time- It has grown- and is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:15am

10. Memoir from Lawson, Alfred MC

    spirits for the time we were to start.  When our time came every man was in his position and leaped the ... yards to obtain our objective and by the time we leaped our trenches Fritz had put up his barrage which ... which was in two belts about 10 yds thickness to each, we cleared Fritz trench finding mostly all in ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm