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1. Letter from Nelson, Alfred Fern

   enough sum to swing on a salary, & after all, one does spend most of their time [?] down here, so why ... to 5 P.M. & my old man will awaken any-time now, & be hollering, & will keep hollering-- ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:09am

2. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   men holding down easy jobs and having a good time, in our cities and also such rural families as those ... it. I think a lot of my letters must have gone astray Started numbering my letters some time ago but ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:49am

3. Diary from Newton, John

   the morning and arrived in Folkstone in time to have lunch with the Doc. Went down town in the ... Milder on this side of the channel. Went to Doc. Saylers for an old time Canadian Xmas dinner. The turkey ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:13am

4. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   are doing. It seems a very long time, dear Will since we heard- Your last was written July 29- and it ... Jeffrey's sister, Mrs. O'Neill (and old time teacher) has phoned up twice now to inquire for you. It ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:36am

5. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   a vicious, blasphemous, drunkard, and hailed as a "comrade." I shall never forget the first time ... about that nearly so much as to whether I shall have a good dinner, and on time. The particular kind of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:51pm

6. Letter from Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp

   I have had, just before going into trenches last time, and it settled right down into my chest giving me ... of business. Every time a shell burst, he thought of his wife, I think, until finally it killed his ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

7. Letter from Davis, Lena Aloa

   to a battle ship for tea as per previous invitation by the ship’s officers. We had a little time to ... them and they think they are paid very well. In going over the last time we killed a huge snake. They ...

   Editor - Mar 1 2022 - 1:06pm

8. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   time, as at Vimy; but the dead are piled in heaps. On Sunday night we go to the jumping-off trench, his ... I’ll be thinking of you all the time, waiting for the barrage and the signal. You’ll know all about me, ...

   Editor - Mar 9 2022 - 2:02pm

9. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   the Army. For the first time in history an army composed entirely of women is to go to France and ... all times except when on leave over two days and they must wear their hair cut unfashionably short. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 11 2023 - 2:15pm

10. Letter from Leech, John Hillyard

    emotion to be released from the severest restraints at this time. I am sure the splendid courage which has ... anxious mind, and a heart too full of emotion to be released from the severest restraints at this time ...

    Editor - Sep 8 2024 - 1:13pm