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1. Letter from Boggs, Herbert Beaumont

   [Assage?] Lodge Fountain Road Upper Norwood March 5 th. 15 My dear Cousin Beaumont It is with ... times. “It has to be borne” as my dear Mother said when she heard of the rather sudden death of her only ... causes a long lingering suffering time in hospital amongst strangers or else terribly disabled, a wreck ...

   Editor - Jan 17 2022 - 10:54am

2. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   into Truro. We found a big crowd to meet us in Truro, and went for a march. Up till this time we did ... Scotia, before we reached Truro. We had a short march in Moncton on Monday P.M. & about 6. P.M. got ... was raining hard at Sydney.   However we got off & marched thro' the mud about a mile to the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

3. Diary from Andrews, Alfred Herbert John

   marches, drill, etc. By this time I was getting to know my comrades. Parker was sent away as a banker ... [January 1915] At 1 P.M. on January 20th, 1915, we fell in to march to Tidworth. Pte Bug Saunders ... appearing on parade with one eye closed. We marched to Tidworth by easy stages and at 4.30 were led into No. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 3 2023 - 11:08am

4. Memoir from Lovell, Hubert William (Bert)

   cold and heat. Days of humorous incidents and pleasant times of rest and relaxation. Thru them all ran ... them. Passing thru Normandy in Apple Blossom Time, we arrived at Remy Siding in the Ypres area, and we ... with sandbags with a corrugated iron roof, near Zillibeke Lake, where at times we went for a swim, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:07am

5. Diary from Dawkins, Arnold F.A.

   place. All counted, those who went through the gates, but this time were not re-counted as we marched ... parade count. The whole camp is marched outside the gates with guards and machine guns all over the ... marching behind a home made Lancaster. The Zulus, the African blacks in their native costumes, who danced ...

   Editor - Apr 20 2022 - 3:49pm

6. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   Aug 9th 1915 Otterpool Camp. Dear Em. I have written you a couple of times, but did not send them ... catch you. I am so glad you are having a good time in spite of the rainy weather. You can be reasonably ... had been preparing for it for some time. The men were all fussed up, clothes pressed and brushed, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:26pm

7. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   Man. Reg. Depot Shorncliffe, Kent March 3rd 18 Dear Mother:- I have had one letter from you this ... again. I am now doing musketry. The weather is very windy and cold, regular March weather. Did I tell you ... dear give my love to all. Jack Army WWI Europe Great Britain Letter from soldier 1918 March 3rd Row, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:11am

8. Letter from Moyer, Jay Batiste

   France March 9, 1917 Dear Mother: Last night I received a box from you with this writing paper and ... morning we marched past some premier and a lot of big generals and so on. It has been quite cold for the ... France Letter from soldier 1917 March 9th Moyer, Jay Batiste Mother Jay no ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:06am

9. Letter from Smith, Arthur Calvin

   March 1st, 1917 On Active Service SomeWhere in France Dear Ona and Levi Just a line to let you ... first of March. Well I have not been in the Trenches yet, but am in a school behind the lines, which ... 1917 March 1st Smith, Arthur Calvin Ona and Levi Smith, Arthur Calvin no ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:26pm

10. Letter from Hudgins, John

    Witley Camp Eng. March 11th 1917 Letter of Congratulations To Mr. & Mrs. O. J. MacNeil of ... on the 11th day of March 1917 AD the following resolution was unanimously passed. Whereas happy ... WWI Europe Great Britain Letter 1917 March 11th Hudgins, John To Mr. & Mrs. O. J. MacNeil Sgt. ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm