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Letter from Moyer, Jay Batiste

Toronto March 9, 1916 Dear Mother:- I received your letter Saturday. I hope a hope a box comes ... soon. This afternoon we were out on a long route march all afternoon. How is Art's measles? I hope ... to All. Your son Jay. Army WWI North America Canada Letter from soldier 1916 March 9th Moyer, Jay ...

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Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

HMS Glorious Gibraltar March 5, 1939 Dear Mother: This is Sunday, and we are still at the ... return in a week's time we have ten days in Gibraltar before sailing for Malta. I might visit ... places in a leisurely manner- not as the Americans do it- Ha. Ha. Will write again in a week's time ...

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Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

France, March 23, 1917 Dearest Mother: Sent you a letter on the seventh. Since then I have ... got in so do not have time for more than a note as it is getting late. Also received three bundles of ... here it was the same but we came up on different days, four or five at a time, and each bunch took over ...

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Letter from Row, John, Jr.

to the ranges in time to get our shooting over by noon so as to let another bunch shoot in the ... about a mile up hill, done with heavy marching order, to say nothing of the 7 pounds of boots. It was ... mile route march is equal to about 25 at home. You can leave here one night and be back the following ...

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Letter from Willoughby, Dr. Charles James McNeil

impresses me in a manner which has never occurred to me previously on any thirtieth of March. There is ... unconsciously gets hold of you and you rest content to do as little as possible and all the times you are ... first time and now we are about ten miles away from our base, banked in for the night. Tomorrow we will ...

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Letter from Davey, John Vernon

R74906 L.AC. Davey J.V. #8 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. Sea Island Eburne, B.C. March 28/41 Dear Mom, Dad ... & Art: Well here we are again back at work again. I have now 28 hrs 30 mins. flying time in 3 weeks ... but was O.K. and guess what we had to fly all day. I put in about 5Â½ hrs in and was up 6 times once ...

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Letter from Brock, Edward (Ted)

No 2 Dist. Depot, Toronto Sun, 25 March, 1945 Lieut A.E. Brock "C" Coy 48th Highrs of ... own gratitude and appreciation to you for taking the time in the midst of your many duties, to write ... a hand this time. Lt. Col. G.M. Alexander of the 48th is my area commander and I believe is well known to ...

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Letter from Moody, Cecil Tyrell

next time. Yours ever, Cis. Army WWI North America Canada Letter from soldier 1918 March Moody, Cecil ... LA TARGETTE Late March, 1918 (pages missing) Eight o'clock and we have just come back from ... place will stick with me for a long time. After viewing things with such a dreary outlook, to find ...

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Letter from Stares, William James

I had quite a time finding their address as the have made many moves since I was home last. Father & ... India. Brother Charlie (married with boy of 7 years) has been in the trenches since last March – so my ... up at 4A.M. Breakfast 4:15 then a 4 mile march to the Butte back late at night. Physical exercises ...

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Letter from Hudgins, John

Ripon Camp March 1st, 1919 Dear Ollie: Will try and scratch you a few lines tonight as I am on ... this week and it may be along tomorrow, but am afraid if I put it off I won’t get it don’t in time for ... wants it, if not burnit. I suppose he has forgotten I ever existed but we sure have had some good times ...