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1. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

   open air. Some of us here to be around the gun all the time ready for an S.O.S. call. When not firing, ... guard this night- had to watch for S.O.S. signals in infantry trenches ahead and for hostile aircraft in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:13pm

2. Diary from Davies, Harry

   classy hotel June 3 Smashed wrist watch, King's birthday, slept at Buchingham Hotel behind palace, ... letters June 11 Overhead fire, walked to Crowborough and took watch to be fixed, pictures to be developed, ... air raid on London, no parade in morning, hard time getting dinner and bunch complained to O.C., paid ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:51pm

3. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

   Wed. Sept. 25- Wing parade. Weather dull. Drill & topography. In p.m. half holiday. Watch ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:33pm

4. Postcard from Roach, George Malcolm

   Postcard, nd.4, back [page is missing] Well have you got the watch and centerpiece yet I expect to ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

5. Letter from Smith, Henry Crozier

   I suppose we will have some more in reply. There are quite a lot of aeroplanes flying about all the time and ... it is interesting watching the shrapnel bursting all round them. We are hoping to see an aerial fight ... some time. The Germans have just started firing high explosive shells, whizbangs they call them, over ...

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

6. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   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 ... that I am definitely going to need a watch of my own. They only issue one between two (we fly in pairs) ...

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

7. Letter from Pye, Frank Cyril

   mothers so I will have make one letter answer the both you see I had quite a laugh about that time of long ... we are still the same in one way at least and I think we could really have a splendid time in the ... a tip just be satisfied with watching it in the pictures for you would soon lose your ardor if you saw ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:02pm

8. Letter from Bergquist, Arthur

   I will try to get the call through at about 5 o’clock, your time. I got a phone call through to Lorraine ... I am on duty watch, that is, I have to stay in “Barracks” You don’t have to do much standing around so ... its not bad. From about 7 to 9 o’clock they have us fellows on watch doing odd jobs and when they are ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

9. Diary from Fardoe, George Samuel

   Watch," "Conventional Signs," and “CONVENTIONAL SIGNS USED ON ORDINANCE MAPS (1 inch to mile).” ...

   Editor - May 1 2022 - 10:06am

10. Letter from Shortreed, Robert

    received the parcel you sent on April 9th. Over two months coming. It contained the Watch which was in good ... shape and I was pleased to get it as I was afraid it was lost. Gave it to Marshall as my wrist watch is ... repairs of watch to me. Also to let me know what the bill was as probably I will sell it out here if I get ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:44am