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  1. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

    [?] for some time; does that mean that he has given up the idea of courting the young lady! Have you ... day today. Reveille was at 8 o'clock and breakfast [?] so that I had nice time for a good rest ... above the earth. Stuart and I have been with each other for the remainder of the day. We went for ...

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

  2. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    here it was the same but we came up on different days, four or five at a time, and each bunch took over ... got in so do not have time for more than a note as it is getting late. Also received three bundles of ... a cellar. Now, however, they are all digging into the bank in front of the guns, each gun crew by itself and ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:38am

  3. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    to mention lots of other little conveniences. Each day one man takes his turn on orderly and draws ... and serves the meals, washes the dishes, sweeps out the dugout etc. Each pay day we put from half to ... Your registered letters came all OK. I wrote thanking you for them some time ago. Have not heard from ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:45am

  4. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

    have lots of time. Two of us are in each hotel. I'm still in Bournemouth- doing nothing and ... at a time by correspondence through the Educational Officer. I'm starting by taking French. The ... taking Junior Matric. Math and Sandy is taking XI and XII French so we can all help each other. Speaking ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:26pm

  5. Letter from Stares, William James

    like it so much as Witly, although its very nice here in the Summer-time. I had a very pleasant ... along this line, and after a while the men from each Reserve will compete against each other. The best ... moved to Peterboro Have not heard from your neighbours on the opposite corner for some time. Suppose she ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

  6. Letter from Doerksen, Kenn W.

    pretty place. But unfortunately the people here are always fighting each other, all the men from Canada ... them. I hope you had a good time at Grandmas. Do you play sometimes with Cameron. I’m sure you do, and ... place. But unfortunately the people here are always fighting each other, all the men from Canada try to ...

    Editor - Oct 14 2022 - 3:49pm

  7. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

    A.M. to report for regular duty so I got back in the ranks again for the 1st time since a week ago ... back. But here's where my luck comes in. I had to go to the doc. This morning and at time of ... between 500 & 600 men each with blank ammunition &c it will just be great. The country out there ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:14am

  8. Letter from Johns, Lawrence Earl

    almost ashamed to write, around Xmas time I was so busy I couldent seem to get the time & every day ... Deepant, Fariborough but expects to be moved to Lydd in a short time, & will go to France some time in ... have spring beds, electric lights, & two fire places in each hut, but he dosent like England very ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:04pm

  9. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    as each week and each month goes past. One thing, we seem to keep busy, and the time flies. No more ... fallen yet, neither has Leningrad. A year ago, it seemed that I had been away from home a long time, but ... separation is more than half way run, and that the time when we will be together once more is getting nearer ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:15am

  10. Diary from Wilson, Andrew

    4 mile walk each way. Took lunch with us, arriving back to camp about 4 P.M. Army WWI Europe France Diary ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:18am