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  1. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    times worse in the air. However I have been very fortunate last couple of days in that I have not been ... up much. I happen to be a little ahead of the bunch in time so until they get caught up a bit I have ... very quiet for Father, Emily and self, but do try to have a good time as both Alf and myself will be ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:32pm

  2. Letter from Charman, Frances

    a bit lonesome, only because I was I suppose. That is a long time ago for me to remember, but I'll ... never forget how I dreaded each morning, and was lonesome at nights. It shouldn't be so, and ... a week. Tomorrow is the day. Perhaps in time we may be a credit to our instructor. As for the swimming, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:06pm

  3. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

    orders to sail for Bombay. Five of the original class often are going. We expect to spend a little time ... dreamed of seeing that country. No doubt it seems an unusually long time for me to be in England. But the ... cannot expect to qualify for a commission in any regular army in a very short time. Also, our ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:08pm

  4. Letter from Lapointe, Paul

    same time as your letter, one from Bijou and one from Elianne who announces her next little one. I will ... the "Maquis", if I understand correctly I have met some many times and have been hosted by ... them, I will tell you more about that later. All of you say in each letter I receive that you pray for ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:39pm

  5. Letter from Cobourg World

    Captain A. S. Morrison writes Sergt. Gormley as follows: My Dear Friend: At this time of the year ... ones thoughts wander back to bygone scenes and days. At the present time I have in my mind's eye ... spared to come back so that we can have a grand reunion and also one of those good times for which the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:23pm

  6. Letter from Hamm, Charles Bovyer

    slow time until we got clear of Cape Race (Nfld) as it was rather foggy. So far we have only seen two ... the bows of our ship all the time on the lookout for submarines. You should have heard the cheer when ... she came alongside. I expect by this time tomorrow. We have travelled across with all lights out at ...

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

  7. Letter from Robertson, John Hill

    of your letters sent from Alberni some time ago but didn't have time to answer I wrote to mother ... a couple of times so you would hear how I was getting along. I have been in France a month now so I'm ... all the time. When my mail did come I got an awful bunch. There was two from you, two from Mother and ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:40pm

  8. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    Elizabeth, I shall be gratified, I have her last picture with your son my desk, I look at them several times ... each day, and they never fail to send a surge of happiness through me. I love the bit in your letter ... boys, as the cookies were shared at coffee time, and your little Xmas present and card for Alf made him ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:29am

  9. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    which I took off. Left here yesterday in time to hike over to Shoelands for supper, Bert Hammond came up ... pm, and got home here just in time for supper in the mess. My conscience always takes a bit of a bend ... had a real fine time today cutting down long grass under their trees with a sickle, making a lot of ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:18am

  10. Letter from Hollett, William Lloyd

    says, we looked at each other but neither of us moved to be frank with you I thought we had (over) ... blundered into a beauty parlour. “Next?” she shouted this time, you go! says I “no! you go! says Clay” All ... the time we were both getting redder and redder. This kept up for a couple of minutes when Clay (the ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm