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1. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   hopes & preparations for my home-coming in the near future & to know that for the time being at ... have just got the Xmas dinners over, we had two each day for four days in our Y.M.C.A. marquee here ... your letter about Xmas presents for the kiddies, it will be too late by the time you receive this but ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:47am

2. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   away till supper-time. There may be some interesting developments as a result, as for the moment, we ... duty" time, but under the circumstances it was just one of those things that [?] very well be avoided. ... here in quick time, on Wed. instead of Thurs or Friday. Also, I popped into Morris's for a minute ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:01am

3. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   was just nicely in time for dinner. There was only Mr. Bourne, his wife and her mother, but we had ... but took the bike for coming home on. Had quite a few parcels to take. I had time to finish piling all ... got finished in time for their turkey dinner at 1. Then we cleaned up the dishes, and had coffee by ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:20am

4. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   modernized & made very comfortable in recent times- The officers' quarters are fine- large bedrooms ... are shared by 2 officers- and each has a real modern bathroom- The dining room is a beautifully ... although it was an interesting place to see. I spent some time in Oxford when I was over here 7 years ago- ...

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

5. Letter from McNeill, John

   time. I have not had any letters from you now for a long time, I wrote to the battery to send my mail ... each individual case & they have hundreds to look after every day & as for the nurses, I cannot ... cheerful & they are always there when you want them, I will never forget their kindness to me, at times ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

6. Letter from Davis, George Ansley

   a letter from home, at that time especially because we were anxiously awaiting for the day on which we ... surprised to learn of her engagement. No you don’t know her but you may have that privilege some time ... second time and while strolling along one of the piers met a French girl with a very large dog and having ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

7. Letter from Haddow, George Caldwell

   appearance of the envelopes have had a hard time finding their billet. However, in getting such a packet at ... pile of letters before me and I shall take up each one as it comes and use it as a source of ... had to move so many times since I started writing this letter that I have lost some of my mail, in ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

8. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   his feet. I do hope it is better by this time for I know how the Pater will chafe under the enforced ... but of the older soldiers, the ones whom in time one gets to like. I have met heaps of them, officers ... a fine time by scandalizing everybody on top of a buss this morning by talking to a couple of ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

9. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   house. We sleep in beds, above each of which is a card saying it is kept up by one firm or person in B——. ... place is free to you to run over any time of the day. As I say, there are no rules at all; yet the place ... superficial people; now I hate ’em — ten times worse — I like really people ten times more. I dunno’ how ...

   Editor - Mar 9 2022 - 2:09pm

10. Letter from Moodie, Walter Hill

    ready to join the coast contingent on Tuesday morning when they arrived sharp on time at 8 a.m. After ... each presented with a tin of Tobacco by one of Winnipegs merchant princes we returned to the station ... of each day: 5.30 a.m. Reveille, 6.40 to 7.20 breakfast in the special dinning car attached 10 to 11 ...

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