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1. Letter from Drader, Joseph Earl

   your last letter, but I know I have been busy for a considerable time.  A super-abundance of rain ... for.  Considering the times, I am very fortunate.  I owe no more than what is due me from the school ... with interest at 7%.  I am to pay the interest each year together with $200 of the principal.  That ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:04pm

2. Letter from Stares, William James

   shooting, judging distances, using the compass. Another march till dinner time, and then finding wood, ... certain things, and the best spots to look for when sleeping out. Each days work is different and makes ... the days. yes, even the hours for the time to move- I went to the Hospital yesterday and said Good-bye ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

3. Letter from Scherer, George Leslie

   so as to have been there for anniversary services. Waiting didn't appeal to me at the time but ... inocculated tomorrow morning. I've been looking forward to this inocculation for some time for I have ... about three days afterwards. You see we all have to be inocculated three times and vaccinated once, with ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:12am

4. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   letter- but as I did not I hope this will arrive in time. I had remembered as I was writing last midweek ... Elgin or elsewhere for your holiday by then. At any rate I hope you will have a happy time for the 11th ... allowed off each week end & if they give it me, it would have to be at the expense of one of those ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:01am

5. Letter from Cobourg World

   pleased with the Canadians, and asked interesting questions about each Battalion. He shook hands with each ... time of our going to France draws near. At our Communion service recently we had the largest number in ... attendance at any time since we left the boat. One fine young officer of my Brigade said to me to-day ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:50pm

6. Letter from Beattie, Reverend William

   each Battalion. He shook hands with each of the commanding colonels. I see a hand-shake coming to Lt. ... a more serious tone is observed as the time of our going to France draws near. At our Communion service ... recently we had the largest number in attendance at any time since we left the boat. One fine young officer ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:19am

7. Letter from Thornton, Gordon Stanley

   Dear Ethel. It is rather a long time since I heard from you. In fact- dash it as usual- I forget ... all squashed into each other but I think the men enjoyed them anyway as well as some of the candy. ... I ate some of each. The candy was fine. Just what I wanted. I intended to write you on Sunday but I got ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:48am

8. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   where there is an aerodrome, and asked me to take another machine and go too. We each took a passenger ... I was as busy as the proverbial one-armed paper hanger with the hives all the time. Then too the clouds ... we were. He certainly was the picture of woe and I couldn’t help laughing at him. By this time the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:18pm

9. Letter from Campbell, William Nelson

   good or not time will tell O.K how is Gracie dear is she home now wish I was if she is for you know she ... a can of syrup to help it down we get lots of soup 1 or 2 times a day butter twice and jam sometimes ... of them. We can get pies twenty five cents each but they are no good. How is Jessie Douglas is she ...

   Editor - Oct 15 2021 - 11:57am

10. Letter from Dutton Advance

    time to write more. Just a week ago yesterday morning I got "mine." I had better try and tell ... you about it as well as I can without violating any censorship rules. Well, we know for some time ... possible, ready to rush his front line when our artillery fire raised. After fifteen minutes before the time ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:19pm