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1. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

   brown-bread and other delectables. Frances' arrival heralds the family reunion, which by this time, or at ... least by the time this reaches you, will doubtless be a fact. I can't really visualize any of you ... had a route-march (great-coats and packs) Tuesday afternoon and dripped copiously. Wednesday we ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:17pm

2. Letter from Quinlan, Dennis John

   1235- 14th Ave W Calgary March 21 1942 My dearest Den. Your letter Feb 26th arrived today and ... are 22. Jeepers seems to be having a good time, he is very releived to hear of Ritas engagement, and ... needs no time, so all I can say is good luck to him, I'm sure going too swell daughters one day and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:19pm

3. Letter from Calder, William George

   & I was darn glad to get back not that my cave was over, but glad that I am finished marching around ... them here at Namur last night. Tomorrow we are starting for Srige a three days march & from there ... Witty was an Art depot- well in my time Shornecliff Art trained all the draft men (uniforments for ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:23pm

4. Letter from Smith, Henry Crozier

   arrived at the right time and the other things were delightful. You always make a good selection. Those ... a hard bit of marching, pulling our carts through muddy fields. The whole country here seems to be one ... picked, however the rest of us had to go to help to take the guns up. We started at 3:30 and marched ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:56am

5. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   Somewhere in England March 10th, 1940 Dear Mom, There is not very much doing right now but there ... and the Aussies together again after the things they did to each other last time. Just the same you ... a swell time. We saw a football (Aldershot beat Reading 3-2) and then we went to see my first vaudeville ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:23pm

6. Letter from Van Allen, Austin Newton

   Wednesday, March 19/1941 Dear Mom, Brrrr! Looks as though old man winter is attempting a comeback. ... my old cronies in Brandon & spent most of the time with them. Here in Winnipeg I've met half ... a couple of years ago. We've been dog goned busy however that we have very little time for ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:46pm

7. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

   March 6/44 Dear Folks, Received your letter written Feb. 23 which is very good service. Was so ... have time you could send a pair of woolen gloves. They would keep my hands much warmer than the leather ... seems so long ago, and what a wonderful time I had. I can remember when I cussed the place up and down ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:31pm

8. Letter from Robertson, John Hill

   time as I got your. It was just a not Saying to be sure and go to see her I had already wrote a note to ... sing again (I don't think) we were march over to the main Camp the other day to get a bath I was ... wipe in the CPR shops Charles will know the one he was with me lots of time when we were talking He was ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:36pm

9. Newspaper Article from Norris, Louis

   MARCH 16, 1918. NEW BRINGERS. MEN V. PIGEONS. By HAMILTON FYFE. WAR CORRESPONDENTS’ HEADQUARTERS, ... battalion headquarters to find another unit whose guest I was to be. That was the first time I had heard the ... none came. Then a pigeon flew into sight, circled several times, and alighted on a roof. A man was sent ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

10. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

    at- en route, and as I can find time I will tell you about our rather interesting trip 'up the ... were off down the narrow winding road, singing & cheering in the rain & dark, and marching to ... ruined buildings, for several times the town has been shelled. Although the city is quite a large one, it ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm