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  1. Letter from Ellis, Hadden William

    I have been watching the casualty list for some time & he was always in my mind & his name ... be a long long time before he came back which showed through he always was cheereful that he was ... much we can do at this time we also ask you to look on the bright side for God is rulling & some ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 6:05am

  2. Letter from Carry On: Letters in War-Time

    amusing time at the O.P. (Forward Observation Post). It seems brutal to say it, but taking potshots at the ... enemy when they present themselves is rather fun. When you watch them scattering like ants before the ... than the bear-hunter thinks of the cubs that will be left motherless. You watch your victims through ...

    Editor - Jul 31 2022 - 3:23pm

  3. Letter from New Liskeard Speaker

    and had joined the 42nd Kilts which is the famous Black Watch Company. The boys were anxious to get ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:57pm

  4. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

    later. Last time I wrote I was just finishing duty watch. The following week we did a great deal of drill ... shows it is a long time since I last wrote. This lapse in writing is partly due to a 96-hour pass ... terminating at 6:30 this morning during which time I travelled to Vancouver and back. But more about that ...

    Editor - May 30 2023 - 12:38pm

  5. Letter from Stubbs, Robin Anthony

    end after a long time and kept writing wxywxywxy etc. for a long time. It is very funny to watch. We ... have to go up once more 30,000 feet this time for an hour, oxygen all the time. I don’t suppose I will ... and they aren’t allowed off the train even if they wait some time. We could be in town shopping, ...

    Editor - Jun 8 2023 - 10:47am

  6. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    things can happen. We can get through here some time in January and be posted to an OTU. to take our ... that is- by the time we are trained, things should be getting pretty hot in Europe, so maybe there will ... from Mt. View. They have a very nice home there in Toronto and have had at one time, very lovely ...

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

  7. Letter from Boggs, Herbert Beaumont

    boys heroic and noble sacrifices. My heart goes out to you every day and in the lonly night watches ... understand. But God in His mercy lets Time heal to a certain extent even such sorrow as yours. If there is any ...

    Editor - Jan 17 2022 - 10:44am

  8. Letter from McKenzie, Malcolm

    lessons. The first one was recognition of naval badges and ship’s watches. The ship is sure crowded now. ... earlier to get to the ship in time. One hundred more recruits came in this morning. When I went over to ...

    Editor - Mar 28 2022 - 3:48pm

  9. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

    from 10- 12.30 did sentry duty on railway track watching for S.O.S. signals while gas shells kept ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:12pm

  10. Letter from Matier, Alexander

    were out to fight. Teddys men have sworn to kill 50 times as many as they lost & every day they go ... harmed he would kill every Spaniard from Santiago to Havana Well by the time this letter reaches you ... meals now & it is fun to watch some of the fellows burn themselves every minute I am going to have ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:34pm