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1. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   March 31, 1940 Got your letter yesterday, also one form Phyl, and sure was glad to hear from you. ... haywire at this time, but I imagine you can get a very serviceable Eaton machine at little expense. Next ... time you see Toutle, thank her for me and tell her we all appreciate the greeting cards, which she has ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

2. Letter from Cousins, Frank C.

   My Dear Sister:- I guess I had better answer your letter today while I have time as I work so hard ... during the week that I have no time to write letters for to tell the truth I have started to work at ... new factory yet [?]. [The BORDEN factory, at that time the CANADIAN MILK PRODUCTS factory]. I was down ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:29am

3. Letter from Hale, Robert

   finished an eight-mile march, you can guess what we were like when we got home. This rain makes it hard ... The target comes up for four seconds and then disappears. You have to aim and fire in that time. I hit ... it twice in the center and three times just outside the circle. So that is not bad and is considered ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:36pm

4. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   France, Sept. 23rd, 1918 Dear Mother: Have not time for a long letter tonight as I am on duty but ... good one too. Got away about 2 and landed in France again about 4:30. Marched about three miles out of ... I would never have known her since it such a long time since last I saw her. When leaving she gave me ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:54am

5. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   the only time the Doctor could see me was at 11 & we had to parade at 11.50 to be inspected by the ... till parade time & stuck to it all the afternoon & will see the Doctor at 10.15 in the morning. ... afternoon's post, but that would not give too much time for a reply- I was going to suggest you might ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:26am

6. Letter from Drader, Clarence Wilbert (Bert)

   kind of waiting till I could send you some money as I was all the time kept in anticipation by the ... I may be able to get it before I get the money.  Don’t forget to put in my board for the time I was out ... be able to get out to Victoria this summer some time and fix up the boat and sell but I am not at all ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 3:04pm

7. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   France 5/5/18. My Dear Mir, I was surely glad to get yours of March 31 st, but have been some ... time, getting it answered. In fact to-night I intended going down to a movie, but it has been raining ... never been filled to capacity. I hope to be able to send some pictures in a short time, that will give ...

   Editor - Feb 6 2023 - 1:57pm

8. Letter from Leech, John Hillyard

   March. Saw Hart in France at a lecture at Steenvoorde near Mount Cassell I used to see Hart frequently ... right up to time of his death. He was very popular. He always a popular boy. On the morning of the 15. ... waiting for the time to go over. There was no nervousness or excitement, Hart had his men all in position ...

   Editor - Aug 30 2024 - 7:49pm

9. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   the fine way the Troop seems to have been going of late. The march this afternoon was not at all bad ... here several times before, and billeted for the night in one of the usual old barns. The post is not up ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:22pm

10. Diary from Kempling, George Hedley

    the march sometimes). There were white grapes, blue plums, tomatoes, and half ripe apples, besides ... candy. The prices are very high but soldiers nearly always buy them out in a short time. There was a gift ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:46pm