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1. Letter from Cox, Bertram Howard

   march everyday. We do about 20 miles per day and today (my birthday… 24 yrs.), we marched triumphantly ... billet with German families every night, and so far they have treated us fine. If I get time, I'll ... so little time to do it in, before. I could fill a book with experiences of the past month, but will ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Nov 16 2021 - 3:15pm

2. Diary from Davies, Harry

   march in morning, down to London in afternoon, theatre, walked through Hyde Park, midnight supper in ... much to eat today, route march at night, in camp at 1:15 a.m., setting and laying and laying gun at ... in evening, gun drill nearly all day June 9 Route march in morning, feet scalded and sore, pass ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:51pm

3. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   spring. March has certainly come in like a lion. For two or three days we have had a stormy time of it. ... March 1st 1914 Dear Mother, Well, if indications count for anything we are going to have an early ... you that I had frozen another ear? Just two so far this winter, and four times last winter, so you see ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:24pm

4. Letter from Jones, Noble John

   S.A. Not to be given to the printers on any conditions by order Noble March 30th 1900 Joe Dear ... bother I am writing you a line or two as I have nothing better to occupy my time well we are to pass ... while we are here. there is no news Just the same old song only we are having a grand old time all we ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:01am

5. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   the latter part of March and they want to have the names in if they can by that time. We would likely ... Charlottetown, Wednesday, March 12th, 1915 Dear Mamma I got your letter this afternoon. Have just ... time for a few lines but I bet a cookie what I've got to say will make your eyes stick out when ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:17am

6. Letter from Lane, Daniel Austin

   Bandar Abbas, Persia, March 17, 1918 Dear Friend, This reminds me of the first time I learned that ... March 17th is St.Patrick's Day- one wet morning at school when everybody was wearing a bit of ... Thanks ever so much for both the candies and the papers. They both gave me a sweet time and brought back ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:08pm

7. Letter from Johnson, William Hill

   Canada Have not had time to write this week as we have been very unsettled. Hope you are all well. I am ... Britain Letter from soldier 1916 March 9th Johnson, William Hill Mother Bill no ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:03pm

8. Letter from Evans, James Lloyd

   & road. Today has been a hard day, stand to 5-30 a m, 6 a m a long march to do some work as ... a working party & then a long march back, we got back about 4 P.M, have had some tea, a shave, wash, ... another offensive for a day or two. There is a big gun a few hundred yards from us, & every time it ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:20pm

9. Letter from Lakefield College School Collection

   58 Hampton Court Apartment, Toronto Ont. March Fourth 1919. My dear Mr Mackenzie, VINCENT being an ... overseas, but Bill Carey and I met frequently, the last time in fact was on our way to the SOMME, a few days ... health is still not up to the mark, so we have decided to go to Bracebridge for a time, in a effort to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:25pm

10. Letter from Moyer, Jay Batiste

    France March 17, 1917 Dear Mother: It is a lovely day here to-day and as I am on fire piquet ... like the kind Mother used to make as the saying is. Be sure and send a couple of dozen next time and ... a comfortable shack with a nice stove we can't kick. When we were paid last time I bought a box of Quaker ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:06am