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1. Diary from Briggs, Tillman Alfred

   [transcription provided by collection donor] May 2, 1918 Marched on to Monchy-Breton. It was ... meeting Canadians & we don’t lose any opportunity to get acquainted. May 5, 1918 Marched to Raimbert: ... Floringhem. Only one man dropped out on this march & he was a P.U.O. case just back from hospital. May 7, ...

   Editor - Mar 29 2022 - 3:20pm

2. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   SFTS where we each had 24 practice shots with.38 revolver. After lunch we marched over to Bedford ... School and turned in our books—later we marched down town for a swim at the YMCA. On Tuesday morning we ... had our gas chamber test. The worst part of this was the preliminary drill—marching and running around ...

   Editor - Jun 6 2023 - 10:34am

3. Letter from Henry, Albert Ernest

   as I got. I acknowledged your gift to Nellie as I was writing to her at the time. It was very kind of ... it very hard these troublesome times. I have not heard from home for 3 weeks nobody seems to be ... pencil. Since serving the Army we can learn to write almost on the march. We had about six weeks of winter ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:40pm

4. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

   especially those from the North, are feeling fine. We have been on several route marches and we expected to ... care of yourself as I want a big time when I get home. Things are looking pretty good for the Allies at ... Saturday morning, No. 1 and No. 2 were at it the same time. Of course, the Sergeant Major of No. 1 thought ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:57pm

5. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

   it up. A letter is something to look forward too so I say the more the merrier. It is coming time for ... go off everybody nearly always say "dud" at the same time and it is quite a relief. Some ... days I feel nervous but other times I do not mind it near so much, but of course when we are working we ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:49am

6. Letter from Loney, Edward (Ted)

   that Mother will go with you as the holiday will do her good. I have not got much time left here about ... around the middle of July. We had a route march here yesterday morning out all morning. Left camp at 7:30 ... I hope that we can fire them again some time. Our training is not very stiff but you have to keep on your ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:37pm

7. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   a battalion, and have a very heavy train. Friday, we made good time and I spent a fair night, these seats work ... time, and held up the following trains so we have had to spend our time on sidings letting other troops ... Englishman got off at a stop back on the line to fill his water-bottle, and did not get back in time. We left ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2023 - 10:57am

8. Letter from Gullen, William Roy

   Somewhere in France Pte WR Gullen No 772521 Feb 11 th 1917 Dear Agnes and Fred We marched h ere ... i n have a large boil on my neck [havett?] had a n y sleep while in this time between carreeing sixty lb ... things and boil my shoulders is very lam it seems to take along time coming to a head, we came very fast ...

   Editor - Sep 2 2024 - 12:22pm

9. Letter from Rooke, (Robert, Charles, and George)

   22 November 1900 Potchefatroom, Trans. Dear Mother, I have put off writing to you a long time on ... train, they immediately remounted us & we marched for Elandsfontein, where we entrained for ... Dear Mother, I have put off writing to you a long time on account of the many rumours about starting ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:42am

10. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

    36 R. Squadron PER ARDUA AD ASTRA ROYAL FLYING CORPS, BEVERLY, YORKSHIRE. March 25th 1917 Dear ... miles an hour over a rough road and add up a column of figures at the same time. Not very easy. So now ... accounts were paid O.K. at the same time. I am sorry you had to bother about it but I shall see that he ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:34pm