Search results

1. Letter from Ball, Herbert Franklin

   London, Eng. Dear Aunt Becca,- I received you last letter some time ago and have been intending to answer ... it for a long time, but kept putting it off. I hope you are well and getting along all right. Well ... place pretty quiet for a time, but it is pretty well filled up again with new battalions from Canada. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Feb 18 2022 - 5:55pm

2. Letter from Adkins, George Leslie

   and were bombarded pretty heavy all the time but did not suffer much. Then we came out for a rest. The ... were there all day. They opened up again two or three times in the night but we kept them back. That ... times they nearly landed one in our trench. The force of the explosion threw us down and I could'nt ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:16am

3. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   Wed. 12 June, 1918 39 My dearest mother, I have no doubt that by this time Mr. Waller has told you ... reserve line of trenches where I am writing this note and by the time you get it, I shall in all ... can see each other, however, and as a matter of fact, we are both writing home together. We are going ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:16pm

4. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   very low clouds. Yesterday I was up twice and each time I ran into several rain and hail storms, which ... knows what to expect, or when to expect it. You certainly are having a very busy time of it. But it is ... aerodrome, don't know where yet, but they say the job will take all day. Of course, most of the time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:35pm

5. Letter from Reid, Donald Calderwood

   and have been having a great time. Bill Hanna has been here for three weeks but had to go back to ... through all the museums. We had a great time there all the old swords and spears of all kinds, all kinds ... the same they treated us great they gave each one of us a box of cigarettes after tea. that was all ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:01pm

6. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

   France May 12th 1918 My Dear Mother: I have not written you for some time so will write you ... attend and it happened to be my day off this time. Really have very little to write about as things here ... if you want to know what it is will advise that we got a dozen eggs from our canteen at 8 cents each ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:44am

7. Letter from Loney, Edward (Ted)

   the ground was covered with them. Every time someone stuck his head up someone would throw a thunder ... flash. You can see the fuse burning so have plenty of time to get out of the way. The worst that they can ... time. There was nothing that they could go in but the chocolate bars that the canteen was selling were ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:43pm

8. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   getting our little [?] organized, and at the same time getting some definite progress on my other ... regularity, yours of the 6 June arrived the 17th. It certainly is fine to have one come in each week. A letter ... of the parcel were wonderful too. I have discovered a marvelous formula for making a real old time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:52am

9. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   England, 17 Oct 43 Dear Jean: Just got back to the mess in time for supper, and decided to write ... under 1 ½ hours to cycle each way- and I successfully avoided showers. Took them a tin of your lemon ... short now so we didn't have as much time to work as in summer, but I cut some big limbs off two ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:41am

10. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

    each of them owned an auto, but one must not always believe what he hears. The last time I saw John ... the casualty lists for the second time. I trust the wound was not serious and that by the time you ... the future and I hope he proves a very apt one.   Laura and I have heard several times from Gilbert ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm