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1. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   windows gone, the whole effect most down at heel and frowsy looking. In front of each house where the ... particularly close, the civilian and military population walking down the street at the time can dive down into ... teams. The rivalry between Batt’ns. in everything, line work and games, is at all times intense; a sneer ...

   Editor - Mar 9 2022 - 9:57am

2. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   time for night duty. This will be a good chance to rest up, write up and read up a little. After ... th boys rented their room, but they could not get word to me in time. Anyway, I was not sure of ... but they are not nearly as comfortable as my white ones. We had an issue this week of a pair of each ...

   Editor - Feb 2 2023 - 1:56pm

3. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   require it. Don’t be alarmed if you receive a cable from here or Blighty, as I may send one any time, and ... a note some time to-day or to-night, glad she did so well on her exams. Of course Nert. will make out ... about all I could find of one of our buildings one morning about that time. That honey pail with the ...

   Editor - Feb 6 2023 - 1:16pm

4. Letter from Mowat, Grant Davidson

   West Sandling Camp, Kent, England. October 30/16. Dear Betty, Received your letter some time ago, ... and with each shower comes a tremendous gale of wind. I’ve seen in rain as heavily only twice before ... Alberta in 1913. But those were only single showers, while this time we’ve had hundreds. And the wind is ...

   Editor - Oct 5 2023 - 9:36am

5. Letter from Napier, Andrew John

   transportation to Sewell Camp where the batt is stationed for the summer months. I had quite a time during my ... & then presented each of us with a New Testament. Sewell is some 120 miles West of the Peg, and is ... on the prairie the Col allowed the base coy (our coy) to lead the batt back to camp. The first time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:41pm

6. Letter from Bell, William Robert

   them away all the time, so now they have to carry them all the time. It's just a case of a few ... discipline. The course is getting better all the time and I am certainly learning more about aeroplanes that ... been at this type of work for 15 years. I signed up for one $10.00 certificate each month this week, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:10pm

7. Letter from Moore, Joseph Lorne

   experiment, to check on the time it took. They only cost As. 3 (6¢), or three annas, but I don't think ... lucky to hit India at the best time of the year. It was terrible where we first landed, but it is not ... (not my head) by the barber about two weeks ago. The first time was like going to the dentist but its ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:43am

8. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   Oct. 11, 1942 Dearest Mom, Here it is, another Sunday and time for the "Newsletter from ... only had two hours altogether. But I was through with plenty of time to spare and from checking up with ... time- so probably by the time you receive this, I shall have soloed. If and when I do, I will send you ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:03pm

9. Letter from Sanderson, Perry Hooper

   short a notice. On finding we had lots of time, he took us into a very old and comfortable room and, in ... time, we served with ham and eggs (good), bread (no butter at rooms here), some kind of fruit. We did ... seems some months ago; such a change since) are any good ship along one of each, will you? Wish I would ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:09am

10. Letter from Robertson, John Hill

    a single end and got this one it is quite big enough for Marion and I. From the time we knew of his coming ... Marion was going up to stay all the time, but Davie's folk asked him to stay with them before we had ... time to explain, so we did not want to thwart them, and then they were more like his own age and they ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:34pm