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1. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   and Blighty got off Scott free. By the time you get this letter you should have big news. It has ... I thought Canada produced three or four times as much as she consumed. My but the youngsters are growing up, ... she wear her glasses now? By [?] but watches are going up in Blighty, I saw one the other day, just ...

   Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 3:36pm

2. Letter from Moyer, Jay Batiste

   nice and the nicest wrist watch. I wish you could seem them the watch only needs winding every eight ... yet. This will have to all this time. I will write again soon. Love to all. Your loving Son Jay Army ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:08am

3. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

   work was part of my duty watch. Every night this week has meant roll call at six, picking up paper ... I usually spent the interim time drinking beer. One night I went to a math class chiefly to get out of duty ... watch and brushed up in some trigonometry I’ve forgotten in the last ten years. On Friday 15 I got ...

   Editor - May 30 2023 - 12:22pm

4. Newspaper Article from Cobourg World

   An Easy Time Says a Soldier A Soldier from this locality in a letter to friends says: We are just ... putting in quite an easy, quiet time just now. It is very different from what it was when we came out ... here. The boys say now that our army is top- dog watching Fritzie in the shell hole. We are issued with ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 30 2021 - 4:04pm

5. Letter from Evans, James Lloyd

   which I will certainly keep in a safe place, but cant put it in my watch as there is nothing between the ... Eric wants to be a soldier too, if we dont lick the Germans this time good & plenty, he'll ... get a photo of Frank in his uniform. You ask about the new watch, well its not too bad, stops ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:24pm

6. Letter from Irving, Gordon Budd

   Two fellows at a time for two hours each. Of course I picked a good watch- 2- 4 this morning. It ... average time that I have got to sleep is about 2am. Last night when I finished my watch (4am) I came down ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:22am

7. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   a subtle wisecrack to me. I can never remember birthdays. I am on a watch in Glorious on Saturday. I am now ... a qualified harbour watch keeper, which means I strut the quarter deck in a frock coat and superintend ... everything, boats, etc., while on watch. Watches: Noon- 4 Afternoon 4- 6 1st Dog 6- 8 Last Dog 8- 12 1st Watch ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:13am

8. Letter from Gray, John Teaton

   Ord Smn Gray H.M.C.S. Brunswick Dear Mother; At last I have time to write to you. I’m still alive ... navy fine as much as I’ve seen of it. It’s a little tough at times, but tough work does you good. I had ... rather a problem getting into uniform the first few times but now it is easy. I only get one long weekend ...

   Editor - Oct 21 2022 - 11:39am

9. Letter from Bergquist, Arthur

   time. Gosh! I sure am looking forward to hearing you all on the phone. I sure would like to be phoning ... Lorraine to-night too, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to this time. I told her before I left that I would ... yet. Yesterday I was on duty watch so I couldn’t leave the shop at all yesterday. I got off to-day at ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

10. Poem from Richards, Edward Gordon Coke

    heard your first faint cries. I have known the dear delight of watching day by day the progress of your ... stumbling steps, but now I'm far away. I am not there to see you grow, that happy time has passed. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 7:21pm