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  1. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

    12 July, ’17. My dearest Lal, — The time here is actually beginning to hang heavily. Though there ... is a whole battalion here made up of the men who have been left “out” for the trip — so many for each ... — there is nothing to do. We are in a tiny French village which at one time has been heavily shelled; but ...

    Editor - Mar 9 2022 - 2:38pm

  2. Letter from DeCoteau, Alexander

    Monday and Tuesday. Today is the first time we've seen the sun since coming back, and it hasn't ... get three days, I could easily come up & see you both in that time. If I was sure we were going to ... heard from Alfred since that time, just before he left to go to Sewell Camp. Our Colonel told me that he ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Mar 2 2024 - 9:50am

  3. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    grey stone town of Woodstock, near Oxford, and each time thought of Olive Andrews, and how she would ... Ottawa, and I had met him there several times, another, Lieut Sam Camble has rambled all over northern ... experience, but I feel the time has come when they should assign me to air survey work, in which I have so ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:03am

  4. Memoir from Foster, Kenneth Walter

    remaining one being kept for myself. At this time the War was just getting underway very nicely and although ... go, so a few days after I returned much the same as before, but a year older. This time my efforts ... the time came when I gathered my belongings, said "goodbye" to the folks and my friends, but ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:53pm

  5. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    Dear Jean: Am going to beat the game this time, and write your letter tonight. Tomorrow promises ... too. It is over a year since I have seen him, but have spoken to him on the phone several times. Think ... if they do, we will be at least five weeks closer to each other. It is really wonderful tho how well ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:18am

  6. Letter from Dean, Harold Adelbert

    Monday and Tuesday. Every time I thought I could eat I started down to dinner. I got half through made ... around and tried to enjoy myself. Dinner time and it stayed down also supper and then I began to feel ... a good time. We have had dandy weather for this time of year. We have had what everyone says is a smooth ...

    Editor - Feb 8 2022 - 6:10am

  7. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

    except for the mail shortage which of course makes time hang heavy waiting for it to come. They are ... having some time of it in Russia just now. It seems they have things settled up fairly satisfactory but ... a man or ruin his lungs. We stayed for 15 minutes and never knew the difference. Each man has two masks ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:00pm

  8. Letter from Cobourg World

    had our picture taken in front of the sphinx. They are very good but we only got two each as they are ... their custom at this time of the year. It is a rather muddy looking river, coloured almost like cocoa, ... though I have seen it a lovely blue at times. The lights and shades are very fascinating here. It is ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:21pm

  9. Letter from Todd, Roderick Anderson

    in the isolation hospital. We have not heard from him for some time but I don't think that his ... I manage to get in a few miles each night on the hike which all helps to keep me feeling good. Say if you ... country. Lunch under a tree by a creek in December sounds bon. We will make it in our auto next time tho. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:47am

  10. Letter from Steel, William Arthur

    verboten to shoot them tho. Moor and I have added to each of our [?] a very meat folding dagger. This ... their time. Here I am any way and I rather like it in a way. It isn't too hot right now but when ... not too [?] having a sweet Bear like you to come home to. I suppose our [?] will be some time yet [?]- ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:51am