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1. Letter from Cowles, John (Jack) Arthur

   20 March 1916 With the Canadian Expeditionary Force It is a long while since I heard any news of ... Belgium" At the present time I am in the trenches which are not so bad now that the weather is better, but ... I have had a pretty rough time all winter up to my knees in water. I was expecting to be home on leave ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:36am

2. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   France March 7th 16 Dear Grandad:- Received one pkge of tobacco about two weeks ago, also last ... France as I have not heard from him in some time although I wrote to him about two weeks ago. I was quite ... out as it is 8 o'clock and time to close off. Your affectionate grandson, Jack Army WWI Europe ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 9:11am

3. Letter from Smith, Arthur Calvin

   Sunday March 25/17 On Active Service Dear Sister, Just a line to let you know I am well, and am ... it will be about this time of the year. I suppose the fishing season will start soon now. Well Ona ... came over at the same time as I did. You can read all the news in the papers and I guess you get more ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:26pm

4. Letter from Sproule, Hugh Charles

   Trenches, France   March 25 1915   Dear Dad-   As usual I am away behind in my correspondence, and ... I told you in my last letter, that some times circumstances would not permit me to write often. Also if ... now?   Just where we are now, I am not allowed to say, but some time ago we were in a place in the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

5. Letter from Dean, Harold Adelbert

   not had a letter from you for some time, but I suppose there is a delay somewhere. I will be getting ... would have to go records and back then they have to find which boat I will go on so that means March ... next month or the first of March. I kind of like that country and the people in it. Well Mother I know ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2022 - 3:55pm

6. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   18 March, ’17. Things are still going jolly fine. You have read often about the cages we put the ... a terribly thin cable. Aeroplanes, of course, are over all the time — ours. I haven’t seen any of Fritz’s ... yet. The guns are going most of the time. At night, you can hear the machine guns, too. Everything is ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 12:04pm

7. Letter from Jodoin, Lawrence James

   March 18 Dear Pat. I received both of your letters dated Jan 16 and Feb. 13 and was I ever glad to ... those letters from Comox Ive read yours so many times I know them by heart. I sure wished that I could ... sentimental and start revisiting each time I was out with you. Well sweet I ll say goodbye for now. Love ...

   Editor - Jul 10 2023 - 12:32pm

8. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

   chance of seeing you in the fawn costume for some little time, perhaps you would have some photos taken ... I should like a clean shirt sent out from time to time. I shall not need one for three weeks or a month ... be there. X x x x x x x x x X This morning we marched with our towels and soap to the usual bathing ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:16pm

9. Letter from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

   Park House Parkside Rd Reading March 5, 1919   Dearest Mother, I sent father a card from Windsor ... Friday afternoon and intended getting a letter off to you Sunday but I don’t know where the time went to ... Monday.  However this Monday we have both got our day off for March and our plans so far are to leave at ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

10. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

    France April 24th 1918 Dear Mother: Have a little spare time so will use it to write you a short ... since Evelyns letter of March 9th although I received a letter from Isabel dated March 25th written on ... I got a glass for my watch about two weeks ago and it has been going ever since and keeping good time ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:30am