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1. Letter from Nicholson, Ewen

   on about the 12th I'm afraid I wont have enough time to get as far as home. I have got my ticket ... little time to spare. I wish you could meet me in Glasgow but it's too much to ask you. I'll ... from Glasgow or Aberdeen and with my best regard to each and all. Your affect Brother. E. Army WWI ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 10:37pm

2. Letter from Evans, James Lloyd

   France 13. 3. 18 My darling girl, Well here goes letter No 1 bye the bye I shall number each ... our base camp about 9 P M French time which is an hour ahead of English time, summer time having come ... write Geo Cornish as soon as I finish this letter & I hope in time to catch up all my Canadian ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:18pm

3. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   On Thursday tea time, Dec. 27. '17 I received the telegram from my father from Capt. Melvin ... string of colored lights on each side. Fitted up fairly well. Had supper & bed- a rather restless ... looking like a huge fish, about ten feet long- at each side of the ship forward. I could hear the pounding ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:50pm

4. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

   was fine and the socks too. Each of us got a wollen scarf from the patriotic society at home. I will ... sending it. He sent the other lads one each too. I got several snapshots which we took when we were in the ... plenty of snow and good sleighing by this time. Yesterday we were on parade nearly all day. We attended ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:17am

5. Diary from Wilson, Andrew

   Took A Coy to Bombing and stayed until all had thrown 2 bombs each. No accidents. One bomb went ... Coy drill for part of forenoon and part of P.M. Company in Attack. 2 lines of each Platoon. Army WWI ...

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

6. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   beets to-day, the first time I ever did anything like that, will pickle them to-morrow. I suppose you ... know now that Col. Scott formerly of St M’s is in command here. He is a regular devil at times too. He ... trays of heavy tin which fit into each other and the top one has a cover, the bottom one a false bottom ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2023 - 12:16pm

7. Letter from Cobourg World

   blankets. Finally we were sent to our huts, where each man chose a bed, gaped at his mattress and deposited ... his kit bay; on the floor, then we sat down and took stock of each other. We had quit the Cobourg ... Heavy Battery forever, separating us from each other and put in with a lot of men whom we had never seen ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 30 2021 - 3:53pm

8. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   of March 26 th and one each from Mother & Miriam. Most of my mail is yet to come tho. Things here ... could do. Our weather is very fine, but still somewhat cool, altho I have been out a couple of times ... have permanent monthly midnight passes, two hours off one afternoon each week and a full afternoon each ...

   Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 4:33pm

9. Letter from Todd, Roderick Anderson

   going to explore it thoroughly. You may be sure that I will have a grand time- After that it will be me ... eyes of the world and I now feel 1000 time better. I never did like being in debt. Yesterday afternoon ... each soldier received a present of cigarettes, chocolate, apples, and some article such as a cigarette ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:56am

10. Letter from McNeill, John

    thicker, I am writing to-day to tell them to finish ½ dozen of each & for them to send them to Etta, ... I promised her & Kate & Georgina one each & she will send the rest on to you, you ought to have ... has had a pretty hard time of it since the war broke out. I am sorry that I had forgotten Mary Fenton, ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm