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1. Letter from Thompson, John Alexander Selter

   kinds of water around there. The rest of the time that day I put in in visiting. There are an awful lot ... set out to do some digging. Each had a piece 6 X 3 X 4 to dig. That night I got my first introduction ... plenty of time to flop. However they started coming over so fast that we just stayed down till he quit. ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

2. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   time walking—many miles and reading in the Plaza. So I was pretty tired when I got to bed and must have ... each article is put by you in a different tray from where it goes through the automatic washers. Quite ... perfectly timed without a word of command from the time of entry until they all left the arena. I only saw ...

   Editor - Jun 13 2023 - 12:55pm

3. Diary from Whyte, James Claude

   & from there to Folkston by buss in the afternoon I made a quide took pretty sick by the time we got ... all as the.B.M. don't know his work & I feel it like a loss of time for us all. Bond is in ... orchestra played fine & were incored two & three after each dance. We played from 8.30 PM untill ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:36pm

4. Diary from Farlie, George Herbert

   The enemy have counter-attacked 9 times since they lost Gavrelle and have been repulsed each time ... times. Thursday 5 th April We had a bombardment at 8.a.m. by the whole Corps N o 3667 of 6 th Batty ... in all sorts of places. Wireless operator put up his pole @ 5 th Batty and had his aerial cut 3 times ...

   Editor - Nov 30 2023 - 3:31pm

5. Artwork from Target for Tonight

   each representing a Bomber Group. Under the number of each Group is the number of squadrons in the ... killers. WAITING IS NOT DRAMATIC             Now there comes the difficult time. It can only be hinted at ...             The “Briefing,” the instruction for the raid, is timed for 2.30 in the afternoon and take-off time ...

   Editor - Jun 30 2022 - 11:08am

6. Letter from Duff, Cecil and Louis

   arm and leg. And it does seem so hard to think how Dad has been watching and waiting for the time when ... others have had this experience to pass through several times- perhaps, but it is the apparent ... housekeeping. And really the more there are to do the work, the less there is done- unless each one is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:17am

7. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   a Civilian house and have almost the run of the place. Of course we are now again in Belgium, the first time ... Germany from here and expect we will have a busy time moving and not much chance to write. There was ... a church service for all Canadians in Mons today but only a few from each unit so I did not get away. Had ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:46am

8. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   for us, with our beloved son absent for the first time on Christmas day. You were continually in all ... Arthur Simpson and Irene each sent me a book. Irene's was by Gene Stratton Porter and our Arthur ... always softer than the wrong. Friday night there were a couple of inches of snow, by the time we got up ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:23am

9. Diary from Duffy, Reginald Carl Francis

   and planes could be seen in all directions each trying to find a suitable target. Because of the ... entered. Later a Macci is reported to have crashed at the time and place related by the pilot. (note ... in the target area at 04.25 and left at 05.00 which is just before dawn. A good time was had by all. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:01pm

10. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    which leaves still time to finish up the odd thing before bedtime. Your wonderful financial statement of ... each of the blitzes we had here, was the enormous number of homes and buildings that were untouched. If ... are funking, and throwing up the sponge to Hitler and his Nipponese acolytes. Now is the time for ...

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