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1. Letter from Fisher, Sydney Thomas

   letter each from Brenda, Jim & Bob so far, and have replied to them all. How did you get along at ... Xmas? We had a good time here- all the boys getting together and making things a bit more cheerful. But ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 4:51am

2. Letter from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

   lazy. I looked about for you last Sunday but being a coward and pressed for time I did not go down the ... might both like to know each other as Leeds is really a deplorable place. I have got three weeks leave ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

3. Letter from Rooke, (Robert, Charles, and George)

   kept the enemy on the move all the time. They are so badly broken up now that you might say the war is ... a few words to each of the regiments under his command. He told us that he had orders to break up the ... the front, he did his best to get some of them under his command. He thought for a long time that he ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:42am

4. Letter from Cousins, Frank C.

   in London. We certainly had a fine time. The only thing was [a] shortage of money. I am arranging ... the stuff to break one in to the game and the routine. Today was clean up day. For the third time our ... hut won the 1 £ prize. It means two boxes of cigarettes apiece for each of us. The weather has been ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:31am

5. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   B.E.F. France Letter No 64 Thursday 4 July, 1918 My dear dad, Each day brings something fresh in ... I listened to the different accounts and understanding what they meant, then each chap deserved the V.C. The ... departure we continued our training in the usual way until dinner time. I was detailed last night for fire ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:18pm

6. Letter from Sinclair, Lawrence Charles

   boat and thats all the light showing from each vessel. Theres so many tho at times, It looks like ... The first half of the week was rather damp, raining off and on but its not a heavey rain, at times its ... evenings get rather chilly. It gets very foggy at times and beleive me this is an awful dark place when it ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

7. Letter from Stares, William James

   of parcles coming in all the time, we have a system of each man sharing his parcle amongst the rest ... of the Boys, as one or the other receives one each day. we are constantly eating good things, and ... was making things hot for him, and at the same time the Germans was Shelling our Reserve trenches. ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

8. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

   time to time- they may be a bit interesting. I wrote them to the Pilot. Sometimes we yell out but it ... your letters later- Rec'd papers yesterday. With love to each one Your son Jim. Army WWI Unknown ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:42am

9. Letter from Irving, Gordon Budd

   Two fellows at a time for two hours each. Of course I picked a good watch- 2- 4 this morning. It ... average time that I have got to sleep is about 2am. Last night when I finished my watch (4am) I came down ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:22am

10. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    December 25, 1941 Merry Christmas to all of you and I hope by the time this reaches you, you have ... roses are still blooming in the garden. I sometimes wonder when we shall see each other again and how ... time, I think I will have paid my obligation to society. We had a boisterous smoker last night, during ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm