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1. Letter from McLean, David

   and I boiled the other half and bought three eggs which I paid six cents each for and boiled them in ... time I have tasted milk since coming to France. There is very seldom we are where we can buy milk. ... About the only things we can buy at times is biscuits and chocolate. I may not write a letter to you for ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:11pm

2. Letter from Tait, Andrew Ernest

   France Jan 29th 1918 Dear Marion It is quite a little time since I have written to but I have been ... must take the letters as they come. I have not had a letter from you for some time except the one that ... had been delayed, dated Nov 22nd two months on the way. Well I suppose by the time you receive this it ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 11:32pm

3. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

   over early in this month and was for a short time at a base hospital but am now up at the front. I am ... muddy then, but most of the time I have been here it has been dry and sunny. We have plenty of good food ... & sugar here. Chocolates and sox are always acceptable at the front. How are you each? Is Helen at ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:06pm

4. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   time and by the time this reaches you it will he time to think about buying the turkey. How I wish ... I could be home. That word "home" is mighty sweet at any time, but at Xmas- oh, how I do long to ... get leave and can get in to town I surely will. Heaps of love to each one of you, Dear People. Yours ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

5. Letter from Garton, Thomas

   times before we moved farther away from each other. but I don’t know where he is now I have not heard ... that I am a long time finishing it, but they say better late than never. So the people at Lucknow ... there for I guess they will not be leaving Canada for some time yet. I saw Milton Rintoul a couple of ...

   Editor - Jul 8 2023 - 10:03am

6. Diary from Scales, Harold Wilcox

   snowing. Sea sick. Pitch dark when we land. Three mile march to rest camp. 14 in each Bell tent. Cold. Army ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:44pm

7. Letter from Dickson, William Haslam

   to hold our selves in readiness to go at any time now. And they are working night and day to have us ... I had a list of what each soldier was entitled to but lost it It is one Blue Blouse one overcoat one ... we can only get off for six hours so I will not have much time to look around Tell Mrs Burns to leave ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:41am

8. Letter from Milthorp, Frederick John

   time before I can settle down. Already I am looking forward to coming again, but I don't like to ... think we will have to wait such a long time as we did before, & surely the war will be over before ... tea for each of us (five in all). I went with him to fetch the tea & brought 3 cups, leaving him ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:46pm

9. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

   I stayed at his Aunt's place this time so he didn't cost us anything. They sure are a crazy bunch ... to the "Cave" in Winnipeg on our remaining $2.40 and had a fairly good time but it ... wasn't at all like I thought it would be. We only had $10.00 each to start with so we couldn't do ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:12pm

10. Letter from Brown, Jack Malcolm

    and May 29th. It is a long time since I had a letter from you before. The parcel sure went good, ... especially the maple sugar. I use it in my tea to sweeten it at times. I took some down to my girl, and her ... crops a world of good. So you have a good time with your bike. I sued to race some with them. I'll ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:33pm