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1. Diary from Stewart, Walter F.

   June 22- Arrived too late last night to pitch camp, so rolled in his blanket, each slept under the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:57am

2. Diary from Johns, Lawrence Earl

   3 shifts 100 men in each 4 hours on and 8 off. Job to last untill we reach harbour Army WWI At Sea Ireland ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:44pm

3. Letter from McNeill, John

   attached to the artillery & wear the Artillery outfit, we are billeted here in huts, each battery ... sometimes we dont go in for days at a time; but of course we have to be up there handy in case we are ... glad to see each other, he is looking splendid, he has got to be quite a man, he has struck a good job ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

4. Letter from Nanaimo Daily Free Press

   before, but I know you will expect a fairly long letter this time, and until the last few days we have ... a bomb proof one. We have been remarkably lucky too. Several times a shell has dropped right amongst us ... [?]. At times Fritz would shell the town so much we had to go on the double to the cook house. On the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 5:36am

5. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

   generally two o'clock before we get back and by the time we have dinner it is nearly four o'clock. ... We have a bath parade tonight at six o'clock and it is nearly time for our hut to go. They have ... fifth time we moved since we came into this camp. I have been making average marks these last couple ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:17am

6. Diary from Stewart, David Morrison

   along the road. Scouting along each side of the road. Camped at Volkrust for the night. Had good supper ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:49am

7. Diary from Wilson, Andrew

   Got up at 6 A.M. Breakfast in Club. 3 francs each. Went down to Near Siding at 8 but train ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:15pm

8. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

   Sun. July 15- A working party of four from each sub left for near Loos to prepare a new gun ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:17pm

9. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   they lock the connecting door. One backyard for each company is used as a cook house, and at meal times ... small houses you see in England. Each has a small back room on the ground floor just eight feet by ... chance of keeping warm at night. The weather is awful; dull, heavy skies, rain most of the time, and mud. ...

   Editor - Mar 7 2022 - 2:53pm

10. Letter from Sudbury, John P.

    abroad ship because running at right angles to the foot of the stair way (which has 30 steps in each 1 ft ... sleep. Thus with two bunks in a recess each recess accommodates 4 men. Compris dat? These recesses open ... out on each side of the corridor and the whole dugout is timber lined and whitewashed. The whole place ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:09pm