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1. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   B.E.F. France March 12, 1917. Dear Mother:- Your parcel containing the piece of Cora's ... margarine although we do not get enough of the latter to get tired of it. By the time this reaches you, it ... will be almost seeding time again. I had hoped to have been there to help with it this year but now it ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:43pm

2. Letter from Stares, William James

   Brigade Scout quite a feather in my cap. Divisional manouvers, long marches, General inspections, and ... and are all ways cheer full. Paid a weekend visit home last week and had a jolly time. Rumours says we ... shall be away in about 3 walks time- destination at present unknown. Crops around here are very good. ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

3. Letter from Harber, T. Lloyd

   March 6/44. Dear Marg and Marie,– Well girls here I am on another leave. At the present time I am ... good as where we are now. We had a swell time in Leeds, we met up with a couple of Canadian Air Force ... with us. Since the first time I have been over I saw snow. There is plenty of it up here. But it isn’t ...

   Editor - Oct 31 2023 - 2:46pm

4. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

   France March 06, 1917 Dear People, Have just come in from a very short walk, and am sitting in the ... orderlies were in league to torment him. Consequently he objected strenuously every time he was touched, and ... all. Bun. Army WWI Europe France Letter from soldier 1917 March 6th Trotter, Bernard Freeman Trotter ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Mar 6 2022 - 6:25am

5. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   France, March 23, 1918 Dear Mother: Just a line today to let you know that I am going on leave and ... best time possible- that is go to a good hotel where one can have all the comforts going, that being ... glad to see him here and we had a long talk over old times again. Now I must ring off as I am busy. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:51am

6. Letter from Johnson, William Hill

   France 1st March 1917 Dear Mother- Many thanks for your two letters dated Jan 30th & Feb 6th ... halves. Bill Nicholson [?] to have a good time [?] Hastings as it surely is a nice place-spent a few ... very little news for this time but will write again soon. Your loving son Bill I am quite well. Army ...

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

7. Letter from Senton, Claude

   March 28/43 Dear Folks Received your cablegram & parcel, Glen's parcel of cigarettes. ... haven't heard from you since that cable & a couple of letters at the same time. Did you get my cable ... we have a good time on days off, etc, the gang is like home, plenty of flying we have to get 800 hrs ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:44pm

8. Letter from Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer

   22 March, '17. My dearest Lal: Yesterday I went back to work on another of those “cage” ... things I was telling you about, a small one this time — cosy, two huts and everything fine — too fine in ... written all over him. They couldn’t look up in the air at any time of the day, without seeing one of our ...

   Editor - Mar 8 2022 - 1:09pm

9. Letter from Robertson, John Hill

   received for nearly a month. Ever since we have been on this march I haven't had a letter till the ... time but I had a letter from Cousin Mary the other day. They were wondering why I didn't write. We ... have been marching ever since the Armistice was signed and only got a chance to post a letter once in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:32pm

10. Diary from Kempling, George Hedley

    bacon. This morning we were surprised to hear that after a three day route march we were to run out for ... drill in heavy marching order. The training camp is 4 ½ miles away, over a few hills. Well the men were ... feet or shoulders were in bad condition from marching, and some from pure cussedness and small blame. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:46pm