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  1. Letter from Campbell, William Nelson

    I am going to write to you, I havent had any letters for a long time, I havent been of on pass yet, but ... no what kind of a time we will have, but his uncle wrote and said it was quite, but is going to try ... and give us a good time. but if it dont suite me I come back to London thats the place for a good ...

    Editor - Oct 15 2021 - 1:29pm

  2. Letter from Law, John William

    Scotland and which I think will be my last trip there for some time to come. To begin with it was with good ... different times. I do not think Im prejudiced at all for that seems to be the opinion of most of the ... sure its that business that makes more than half of Uncle’s. Aunt Agnes gave me a present for each one ...

    Editor - Feb 11 2023 - 12:24pm

  3. Letter from Davey, John Vernon

    I mentioned in my previous letter. and seeing the differences in time between Air Mail & ordinary I shall ... coming this way some time or other it would cost him a pretty penny travelling T.C.A. wouldn't it. ... you have had another one by now, I should have a nice little bit of cash by the time I get back. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:53am

  4. Letter from Carry On: Letters in War-Time

    that the powers that be had come to the conclusion that it was time I had a bath. Since I sleep in my ... I rode to the wagon-lines—the first time I've sat a horse since I came into action. Far behind me ... for half-an-hour and read the advertisements of my book. As I lay there, for the first time since ...

    Editor - Jul 31 2022 - 9:37am

  5. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    fit again. Have been here for 4 or 5 days now and was up yesterday for first time. It is surprising ... Boulogne, France, and is used in peace times as a summer resort. There are quite a lot of fine houses and ... houses are used for soldiers now and we have about 100 of them in our own camp. Each one contains ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:31pm

  6. Diary from Kempling, George Hedley

    figure has been knocked over and leans far over, threatening to fall over at any time. Then all the way ... minute flight, both manouvering and each using his machine gun. Our machine flew rings round the Fritzie ... and finally brought him down, a mass of flames. I just came out of a dug-out in time to see the German ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:48pm

  7. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

    badly as it was the third time, the first and second taking pretty bad with me. Last Friday night we had ... to sleep on the decks with our life belts on and the life boats swung out and ready all the time, as ... barracks are built like tenement houses, long and narrow, ten men to each section. We are connected with ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:55pm

  8. Letter from Evans, James Lloyd

    Gwladys will be at the coast with her Aunt Cissy and having a great time she'll certainly keep them ... get me for a husband, I think I was a thousand times luckier in getting you for a wife, you are always ... us realize how strong our love is, and how big a part of each other's lives we had become. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:16pm

  9. Letter from Ross, James Wells

    Nov. 8th, 1915. Belgium Just a note tonight and if I get time I'll add to it before the mail ... round. It has two windows, a table, and our stove with a bed in each corner and looks like a log shanty ... heard yet about my transfer except a request to submit my application again for the third time. I got ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:41pm

  10. Letter from Reid, Donald Calderwood

    started to France the same time as I did. you ask if each man take a turn at this job I have. no I got it ... hoping she would Stay for a while. Sadie told me that Aunt Annie got quite a shaking up the time of the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:25pm