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  1. Letter from Scandiffio, Francis Michael

    I tell them about the time I had 18 Me. 110's on my tail…yipee! I never can thank you enough for the ... to see Bill's father's relatives by this time next month on April 24th.- May 1st. You can ... WWII Europe Great Britain Letter from soldier 1942 March 23rd Scandiffio, Francis Michael Esther ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:24pm

  2. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

    him so I took them. I wrote Jim and he thought that he might be finished his exams by the time ... been home? I suppose he will have left by the time I get there. I expect to be through here by next ... Force WWII North America Canada Letter from soldier 1943 March 9th Wilson, Thomas Orval Mother Orval no ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Mar 9 2022 - 12:06pm

  3. Letter from Smith, Henry Crozier

    and drove in motorbus to within about a mile of the trenches, marched to the communication trench and ... I suppose we will have some more in reply. There are quite a lot of aeroplanes flying about all the time and ... some time. The Germans have just started firing high explosive shells, whizbangs they call them, over ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:00am

  4. Letter from Dennison, Gordon Joshua

    to-day and was sure glad to hear from you although one of your letters was written on March 30 and the ... then up to Birmingham for a night but boy the time really goes fast while on leave, I am beginning to ... tell Mother this though. I guess poor Leila is having quite a time of it the poor girl. Well we have ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:33am

  5. Letter from Bird, George Morton

    to "ditch" our Rosses any time we could pick a Lee Enfield up, but as it said in that ... newspaper clipping, we have all had the LE's for a long time, and they are some improvement. Mine is ... present Your Affectionate Son George Army WWI Europe France Letter from soldier 1917 March 7th Bird, ...

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

  6. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    have a whole canvas bag full of them and we look like a gang of plumbers on the march! We are to do ... much time for me to catch up. From what the fellows say, this is not a very hard course, but there is ... a heck of a lot in it and you really have to work to get through it in time. There is no fooling around ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:12pm

  7. Letter from Creswell, George Elliot

    moved into the training wing and its right next to the mess hall. We do not have to march to our meals ... didn't come from anyone. Well mom its supper time here and I'm really hungry, so goodnite for the ... time being. Your loving son, George P.S. I was very sorry to hear that Austin was crying because he ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:45pm

  8. Letter from Butler, Karl Vincent

    fun at times. We are getting down to brass tacks as far as training goes. It is about 9.30 here now. ... It's a habit of J.Cs. and mine to figure back the time and guess what people are doing in Sydney. ... night marches they call them. Its to get us used to finding our way at night, and boy is it hard to get ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:06pm

  9. Letter from Brown, Robert Gordon

    I have had to change my hut again today, but this time, the whole subsection moved with me. I was on ... but in a letter from Josephine Stagg some time ago, she said she knew a fellow somewhere in the ... Great Britain Letter from soldier 1917 March 11th Brown, Robert Gordon Mother Gordon no ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:54am

  10. Letter from Passmore, Lola M.

    in and marched to the Y.M.C.A. but to a concert that was given to the battalion. It was a fine ... any more but have lots of others. The other night was my bad night for falling into holes. Every time ... it seems quite a treat. Well I'll say Au Revoir for this time Remaining Your Sincere Friend ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 6:07am