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  1. Letter from Biollo, Peter Joseph

    Each victim was placed in a casket. The funeral took place on July 31st 1944, in the Church of ... graves are constantly covered with flowers and at each patriotic and religious feast, the parishioners ... will find at the side of this page the place of each of these five graves, in the order they follow in ...

    Editor - Jan 12 2023 - 12:30pm

  2. Letter from Thorburn, Howard Beverley

    shed affair with partitions. We each have one cubicle with a bed in it! I never expected a bed in ... on Sunday when I have more time. I'm writing this on my bed so please excuse the scrawl. Best ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:57pm

  3. Letter from Balfour, James Stevenson

    3 Washington Ave Toronto 29-4-18 Dear Mother- Received your letter of Apr. 21st. The time has ... now. Hope you are well and enjoying fine spring weather. With love to each one Your Son Jim Air Force ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:13am

  4. Letter from Hamm, Charles Bovyer

    was just as good as if it had been only a week old. The Government allows each man 75 cts for grub per ... Charlie Hamm Address to Keefers. P.O. B.C. As we will likely be here for some time. Army WWI North America ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 12:22pm

  5. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    started a new programme in our flight in which we are divided up into 3 sections of 15 men each. Each ... lives on each note of music! You can feel the breathless hush as the harp slowly picks out a lovely ... a tremendous evening, one of the most enjoyable I have had for a long time. Well Mom, your son may have his ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:03pm

  6. Letter from Shaver, Clifford

    snowed nearly every day this week but it melts as fast as it falls most of the time, yesterday morning ... Saturday night about eight o'clock we got orders to be ready to move any time. The transports were all ... open warfare. We only stay out there about three hours each day our dinners are brought out in the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:51pm

  7. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

    spring. We get the heavy ammunition boots issued which weigh about 3½ lb. each and have plates on the ... had when we joined up. I was not long enough in France this time to get a very big balance saved up in ... now. I have seen the time when we could buy all kinds of wine, coffee or eggs off the civvys within ...

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

  8. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

    se each other no too long ago. Well Abbie I know just how you feel, as I have been through it, when ... couldn't take it, but its wonderful the strength God gives us at such time of sorrow, so hope you will be ... given the strength in this time of your great sorrow like so many Mothers are needing every day & ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:58am

  9. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

    17/10143 Dear Mother:- Well here I am on leave at last. I couldn't get hold of Mel in time to ... I was there and it was quite a surprise both to him and me to see each other. We had quite a chat and he ... I won't be able to wander around much more. We are having quite a quiet time just looking over the country ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:01am

  10. Letter from Burnard, Harvey Simion

    stacks. If they sent half the farmers in England over to Canada where they weren't in each others ... time. I saw 5 men loading a up a load of sheaves that would require 1 man on the prairies. One man was ... were all old men but I guess in peace time able bodied men did the same. They raise a lot of food ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:00pm