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  1. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

    between, but my thoughts are nevertheless frequently enough over there with you all. I hope you are each ... all the time. Are you well yourself? Do be careful during the cold wintry weather. May this be to you ... you are each quite well and have escaped this horrible flu which seems to have made itself felt ...

    Editor - Nov 26 2021 - 7:14am

  2. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    safely. I enclosed a note with each parcel but thought it wise to write in case they went astray. I was on ... uncomfortable, but I suppose we will become used to them in time. Some of the boys either lost or sold their ... they are saving for us, as we each get the same whether married or single, so I don’t get hounded for ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  3. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    starting. I often stop to think of what you should be doing back home at this time of year, then I just shut ... a small camera and some postcard size. I would like to write the particulars of each photo on the reverse ... side, but this is forbidden, so will number each postcard and write the particulars in a separate ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  4. Letter from Townsend, Thomas Franklin

    quite fine we had not sufficient time to see the... [?]   Went about on my own until five when I took ... persons on the dark streets. At Woods we got a fine bed each for 2 shillings each and breakfast at the ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  5. Letter from Bergquist, Arthur

    been pretty swell for a long time now. There has been a little rain the last couple of days though but ... cabin is divided into two rooms with two best in each. There is lights in the cabin too, they are not ... a little “Carbide Gas” stove where we are able to heat water. In each room there are dresser and a writing ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

  6. Letter from Boggs, Herbert Beaumont

    Mary and Dorothy I am going to write you a joint Christmas letter as news is somewhat limited and time ... board. Our beds are arranged along each side and it looks just like a dormatory. The men have huts just ... the same, each one has a stove in the centre and all are very comfortable and happy. Last night ...

    Editor - Dec 13 2021 - 11:59am

  7. Letter from Norton, Joseph Robert

    Cousin and his friend at Halifax. We see each other quite often around here. Scotty and I are still the ... same pals, although we do not see so much of each other as we used to. He is in a different tent and ... make up for lost time when evening comes and drills are over. We enjoyed ourselves on the voyage fine. ...

    Editor - Aug 30 2024 - 3:35pm

  8. Letter from McNeill, John

    wish you all the time, we will both be happy in each others company & we wont bother about anyone ... breakfast time I saw how things were & I told her that I was going to stop at a hotel as I did not want ... at any rate the child did get sick & took convulsions & they had quite a time with it, that ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

  9. Letter from Bell, Elmer David

    a tough time and of course they are worse off than the infantry but they only consist of a few from each ... moving these times. I have now been in three countries in Europe. Belgium and Holland are much alike, ... I was in charge of the battery for about a month and a half and in that time hardly strayed from here. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:45pm

  10. Letter from Stares, William James

    Norwood 2 years ago.- I have up to the present been unscratched, the worst time I even spent was in the ... he had except the guns and at times I was waiting for that- Our only salvation was by digging in and ... to steady ones nerves. We met every time an opportunity presents itself and have enjoyed many ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm