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  1. Letter from Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp

    See also letter of 1916-04-05.] 143 Seabank Road, Liscard, Cheshire, Sunday, 26th. March 1916. My dear ... you to reply. I know, judging from the papers daily what a very strenuous time you have been going ... "thoughts on paper", I would love to hear how you get on, that is, if you could find time to send me, ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

  2. Letter from Chesney, Margaret Helen

    Cornwallis. N.S. March 1/44 Dear Eira: Well, here I am back at Cornwallis and up to my knees in ... leave was swell but so very short. It seemed all I did was get home and it was time to come back again. ... Nora’s apartment and made breakfast and then Ron took me up the Mountain, and being the first time it was ...

    Editor - Jan 29 2022 - 9:29am

  3. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    March 27th 1916 My Dear Mother, It is so very encouraging to get the letters every week and to ... were. Well I hope she made a hit, for her own sake, as it would be rather a waste of time if she ... quite uncertain because if we pull off anything our leave will all be canceled. (Some time ago you asked ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:31pm

  4. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

    I haven't had much time for writing. Then after I got into the hospital with the measles we were only ... allowed two notes a week. Well, Warren and I got out of the hospital on Monday just in time to catch the ... Debney's and had a splendid time. We all had late passes and stayed on till about 11, when, after singing ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:23am

  5. Letter from Taylor-Bury

    France Friday March 24th, 1916 My dearest Nance, Once more I am in a position to take up my ... pencil. The last four days have been very strenuous ones. On Sunday night we marched from our camp en ... a fairly quiet time during our two days here, then we took our turn in the front line. It was rather ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:13pm

  6. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

    30 Cdn Air Survey Liaison Sec, RCE Cdn Army England, 28 March 45 Dear Jean: Wednesday again, but ... this time the mail from you is the slowest for a long time. Anyway will wait no longer, and get this ... last Dec that the final break through in the West would come close to the end of March. However this ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:04am

  7. Letter from Bright, Richard Aubrey

    Dusty, are getting more time at home now. I sure know how you'll appreciate that. Please note the ... above date; that sequence will not appear again for a whole century-- long after our time! I was down to ... a great chat about old times in Somerset. I hope we'll be able to get together next month, as he ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:33pm

  8. Letter from Robertson, John Hill

    I was sending mother a letter then. I have been having a pretty easy time even since I returned from my ... when we were marching with full pack I was glad when that was over. Last week end I applied for a pass ... and went over to Brighton it isn't far from here. I had a fine time. There are lots of people ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 12:57am

  9. Letter from Davey, John Vernon

    trudge thro' bush. We haven't started flying yet but have to write out cockpit check 12 times ... & take off check 12 times tonight & then I have to go on Link from 10 to 12 oclock. what a life ... really not much to say this time as nothing newsy has come about yet. altho' we had 2 hrs continuous ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 1:52am

  10. Letter from Stares, William James

    Salient and then started the long marches for 3 weeks finally finishing up in the Big Push. We went into ... our work in the daily papers by this time.- Woodhead from Havelock sorry to say met his death at Hill ... those outing some time in the future.- Souvernies was very plentifull and the Boys look like a regiment ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm