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1. Letter from Turner, Arthur Lawrence

   a week ago last Wednesday and marched seven miles to this place which is the biggest we have stayed in ... address the next time you write. It was a great pleasure to join the battalion for of course we are ... we are quite old friends. Tom was before our time but also graduated at Liverpool with Professor ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 12 2022 - 1:58pm

2. Letter from Smith, Arthur Calvin

   the same time as I got yours. That's quite a story of the Irish & Turk, things like that ... happen in War times. Wish I was there to help you eat them apple dumplings and that fine dinner of yours. ... Well I had a route march this afternoon of about six miles, with full marching order. Well I expect to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:19pm

3. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

   all the way through and time slipped by like wild fire. It is a week tomorrow since we got on the ... they would give us a route march for a change. I'd like to see a bit of Halifax. We were out for ... route marches in all the divisional points that we hit in the daytime namely Ft. Willliam, North Bay, ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:58pm

4. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

   March 17th I would write you oftener but have so little time, and I am interrupted so often. You have ... space of time entirely my own. I have 60 men at one place, 40 at another, and 100 at another. ... the South African War. Army WWI Europe France Letter from soldier 1915 March 17th New Liskeard Speaker ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:53pm

5. Letter from Reid, Donald Calderwood

   March 9 18 My Dear Father Just a few lines to day you will see by the heading of this where I am ... time over home I intended to go and see him before coming up here but will leave it till I go back well ... have seen some pretty hard fighting since that time. well Father I guess I will say bye bye for today ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:59pm

6. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

   Nashua Mont March 1st Dear Abbie & family;- I can't tell you how sorry we were to get ... couldn't take it, but its wonderful the strength God gives us at such time of sorrow, so hope you will be ... given the strength in this time of your great sorrow like so many Mothers are needing every day & ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:58am

7. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   F.A.A. Section RAF Station Evanton Ross-shire March 1, 1940 Dear Dad: Well we have been at war now ... myself yet, mainly due to lack of opportunity. (One must be at the right place at the right time, so to ... speak). Still, we fly many hours and we gain more valuable experience all the time. Did I tell you about ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:19am

8. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

   G.B.C.E.F. March 10, 1916 Dear Mother I am sorry I have not written sooner but things were so uncertain that ... I could not tell you any definite news but I can now. I suppose you know by this time that we left ... now, tell me in your next letter. We are having a fairly good time here, but we are confined to the ...

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

9. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   March 6th 16 Dear Mother:- Received your welcome letter a week today dated Feb 9th together with ... good for war time. It was very welcome as I had very bad luck with my pipes lately and a fellow hates ... becomes rather montonous at times but still we are having a snap compared with the boys up the line. Our ...

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

10. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

    time but I think it is my turn to write. What did Cecil think of Brandon fair? I am glad that Frank ... the marching there he never will in this country as the roads are far harder here than over there but ... my feet are standing the marching fine. Well Mother I will close now as it is nearly all the news for ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:22am