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1. Diary from Kempling, George Hedley

   march. We walked about fourteen or fifteen miles and were back by ten a.m. The "powers that be" ... to go into the trenches for the first time tomorrow night. Army WWI Europe Belgium Diary 1916 August ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:44pm

2. Letter from McLean, David

   5 and 6. Our battalion is going on the march tomorrow. I have asked to go too so I think I'm going. ... I think I will close for this time as I have to get dressed for dinner at 6. So I hope to see you soon. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:06pm

3. Letter from Cobourg World

   'Some time ago, my son, who is in the trenches wrote that he was one of a very small company who held an ... France Letter from soldier 1916 March 3rd Cobourg World The Presbyterian no ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:48pm

4. Letter from Devaney, Hugh

   wish I'd been a bit better in the organisation. Maybe next time will be better. How did your week ... Great Britain Letter from soldier 1945 March 27th Devaney, Hugh Shirley Dave no ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:17am

5. Letter from Row, John, Jr.

   France April 2nd 16 Dear Mother:- Rec'd your welcome letter of March 10th on Friday, also ... the army? Well time is sure flying. I can hardly realize that I will soon be twenty. We are having ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 8:57am

6. Letter from Moyer, Jay Batiste

   balaclava caps. The 95th was second in point on the march past that is not bad is it. We expect to have to ... this is all this time will write to Violet soon. Your son Jay. Army WWI North America Canada Letter ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:04am

7. Letter from Butler, Karl Vincent

   schemes. Easy to carry on a route march. In the Bde. sports this year I came in third in the 100 yd dash ... and placed first in the standing broad jump. In Div. sports I washed up. Well it is only noon time now ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:09pm

8. Letter from Fardoe, George Samuel

   luggage where we got in, while the rest were marched out, but I got a ride out on a transport wagon, as ... a walk, but we see the quite often, I believe there was a raid on london a short time ago. They are sure ...

   Editor - May 20 2022 - 10:07am

9. Letter from Mowat, Grant Davidson

   of the time with the Lewis gun. In the morning we did some firing with it. Yesterday we had the ... Hythe does not end till March the 3rd and the Battalion goes on the 2nd. So I’ll have to trail along ...

   Editor - Oct 5 2023 - 9:47am

10. Donnelly, William Herbert

    the time of enlistment he was living in Calgary, Alberta, working as a mercantile broker with the ... Regiment), on March 23, 1916, at the age of 33.  Following training in Canada, he shipped for England on May ...

    Editor - Mar 9 2024 - 6:21pm