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1. Letter from Duff, Cecil and Louis

   18th Reserve Batt. Seaford, Sussex Feb. 12, 1917 Dear Aunt Lily, I suppose by this time you will ... letter you had a splendid time in the East, and the girls enjoyed Jean's visit. We are still sending ... being instructors, and therefore are having a fine time to ourselves, so perhaps we are lucky as it is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:19am

2. Letter from Moyer, Jay Batiste

   very glad too. We left camp at 5.30 am and marched about 6 miles over hills and fields to the ranges ... a marksman however I am a first class any way and maybe next time I will get those 12 points [?]. ... I haven't seen Art for a long time now but suppose he is still around some place. This morning right after ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:08am

3. Letter from Gray, Charles and Walter

   on Sunday I don't get the time in the week. did you get the papers this week. Who was the ... I bet it is hot marching as I was going along the road last week I saw such a lot of soldiers and they ... looked fit to drop. I thought of you at once. Old Mays cake is a long time coming have you got yours yet. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:13pm

4. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

   here for this time of the season. You can imagine how we feel out on the drill square when we have to ... I'm not sorry. We had a very nice church service this morning. All the squadrons march over toe the ... at the time. I'm including a letter from mother. I'll be very glad to see you and will call ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:35pm

5. Letter from Anderson, John Henry

   quite a long one too, she was in Revelstoke at the time going to take in the ski jump, and she was ... telling me of all the dances at Bowie and Scandinavian hall so I guess she is having the time of her life. ... I was on the farm again and have a real good feed for a change. Will close for this time, hoping to here ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Dec 13 2022 - 8:48am

6. Letter from Teer, Arthur George

   & it is mostly hard work & mud. Nevertheless it is very interesting & at times very exciting ... ones" at you. At first you feel a bit queer but get quite callous in time although you may be in great ... Germans. We are not allowed very much time to write. So I hope you will excuse my briefness & try & ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:06am

7. Letter from Warren, Edgar Cecil

   trying for a long time to write you and let you know how much I appreciated the Xmas hamper from home. It ... so short. I shall endeavor to find a little extra spare time and give you a little more real news: ... there are some things I wanted to talk to you about but I am afraid I must let them go for a short time ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

8. Letter from Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp

   23rd Battalion, Dibgate Camp, Shorncliffe. June 29th, 1915. Dearest Mother: I shall not have time ... does seem to take such an unconsciously long time to get anything across the ocean nowadays. Such a big ... march for a couple of hours, and when it is dark take up a line of prepared trenches or dig ourselves ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

9. Letter from Gray, Robert Hampton

   some time in Gibraltar and later some time in Alexandria (It was there that I was wearing my great ... I have ever seen. The Egyptians really are dirty people and none of us had any time for them at all. ... Letter from soldier 1945 March 10th Gray, Robert Hampton Mother & Dad- (Wilhelmina & John Gray) ...

   Editor - Jul 14 2022 - 1:23pm

10. Letter from Winterbottom, Sydney Amyas

    as his regiment marched by. Thanks for the Johnny- jump-ups they made me feel pretty homesick but ... cuss that I'll try to be home in time to see the next crop. I don't believe I could chin ... myself five times now.- ahem- you see old top it is the weight of my bally moustache, the wretched bit of ...

    Editor - Oct 4 2022 - 5:50am