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1. Letter from Van Allen, Austin Newton

   duty watch for the past week so haven't left the station- however its over tomorrow & I'm ... veers off & on top of all that we have to estimate our time of arrival to within one minute. Most of ... in any case. Best of luck anyways- & watch your step if you do build. I'm glad you liked the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:48pm

2. Letter from Johnson, Thomas William

   is a long time since I have received mail from anyplace at all. It is difficult to write when one ... mud, mud, I should do into raptures about it. The green fields- even at this time of the year, a few ... beautiful watch Cantuar gave me. Today in a "mock" bayonet charge I jumped into a trench, bayonet ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:24pm

3. Letter from Gray, John Balfour

   [Note about the word “ Watch! ” written on the envelope: The letter originally enclosed in this ... October 9, 1941. The “ Watch! ” annotation is a reference to the content of this later letter of October ... Just have time to drop you a short note on Sunday afternoon – I have already spent most of it writing ...

   Editor - Jun 28 2022 - 3:12pm

4. Letter from Davey, John (Jack)

   I haven't been able to get down town with my watch yet, as since the last time I wrote you we have been ... for me. I suppose by the time you get this, you will have heard that the Parliament Buildings at ... longing to go to town again, its weary work being tied up here. I'll send the watch the first ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:28am

5. Letter from Gass, Clarence Reginald

   trip has been very interesting in some ways. The hun has been hiking for home so fast that at times it ... the people were tickled to death to be released from the germans. The chap who sent my watch home is ... received any of the magazines yet but by the time I get back to the batt. they should be there. I wish ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:14pm

6. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   reach me in time. Aunt Ida had sent me two letters from Toronto and Blatchford had written to tell me of ... Blatchford's picture appeared in Edmonton papers. I have just spent some time in a Link Trainer- very ingenious ... old R.A.F. Squadron. A more cool, competent lot he had never seen. You just had to watch them take off ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:16am

7. Letter from Skeet, Frank

   you had the time for sending it down to a "T", as I got it in good time, and certainly did ... the way things look. You can just watch for one great big clean-up, that will settle old Fritz for ... good. I guess Canada is having some time about conscription now. But I guess we'll get through ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:10pm

8. Letter from Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp

   keeps one busy doing subaltern's duties, watches, observation etc. etc., and at the same time ... all. This time it is night watches in the very frontest front line in all of France or Belgium. The ... returning to France, although at times my tummy gets rebellious in the night-watches. I don't think it ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

9. Letter from Hutchinson, Willard H.

   France, Aug 17th/18 Dear Mother, Now while I have time I will drop you a short note just to let ... several air fights lately and they are about as exciting things to watch as I know of. They have the ... in Halifax? I suppose by the time you get this, the kids will be back in school. Now Mother I must ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:42pm

10. Letter from Duff, Cecil and Louis

    in fact I am liable to become an A1 man if I don't watch myself. I was down town last night and ... without any mishap & guess you are preparing for lost time, and I do hope Jean's cold is all gone ... and tell her I will try & get back in time to pick the raspberries with her. Love to all Your ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:19am