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  1. Letter from Bright, Richard Aubrey

    they don't know what a summer means. Do you know, Moo, for the first time in my life I never had ... Muriel & Dusty, I've been watching Dick racing like a steam engine through this letter. He sure ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:29pm

  2. Letter from Thorburn, Howard Beverley

    to shell hole so we shot at them and think we hit some. At present I'm on the 12- 2 watch and ... have 60 rounds to boost off during this time. I've just been up and had 30 fired and will do the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:03pm

  3. Letter from Cauthers, William Austin

    picture. They are cute aren't they? The time is passing pretty fast out here and hope it keeps up. ... watch Friday nite so that will only make it a 36. The Calgary Stampede is just started. It is much the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 6:45am

  4. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

    time before it catches up with me. It really is great to know that Kay came through her confinement so ... Just watch out Mr. Hun if ever I draw a bead on your square head. I expect, Mom, the news of the Second ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

  5. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

    watch the fire & hear the roar of the guns from the rear but I guess it wont be so great when we get ... like home & Canada at its worst has this old world beaten a thousand times over. I thought there ... times for boozing. Perhaps he will learn something after a time. Well mither I must write to Jim tonight ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:02pm

  6. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

    eyes could be used to the best advantage, and at the same time elude the watchful one. Of course we ... Harrington. They kept me busy for some time, you may be sure; and this morning I hardly know where to begin in ... answering them. By this time I suppose you are all at Cecebe and likely to be when this arrives, so I will ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:15pm

  7. Letter from Turner, Jean Isabel

    take a lot of time and watching. Then besides that I am still trying to catch up with my letter ... received a short time ago. I was indeed very pleased to hear from you. As you will most likely notice by ... I really do not know how long I will be in bed this time but do hope its not for long. I have had most of ...

    Editor - Apr 30 2023 - 4:10pm

  8. Letter from Henderson, Kenneth Francis

    the wheelhouse with a pair of glasses watching the show. Every time the German guns let fly at us ... darling, because things have been quite dull since D-day. We have been sweeping most of the time with an ... flotilla began sweeping. We swept until noon and at that time we were in quite close. We could see the ...

    Editor - Oct 9 2022 - 3:46pm

  9. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

    in the Bay, so have to go ashore and return at certain times laid down in the boat routine, and not ... he does, so that Officer of the Watch on the Quarter deck(after section of ship) knows who is coming ... aboard. Officer of the Watch is always dressed in frock coat and sword and has a telescope under his left ...

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

  10. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

    relieved my mind. I have heard about them issuing watches at AOS. to those who do not have them as we must ... have a watch to carry out Navigation exercises and cross country flips. So I will wait till I get to ... AOS. before I decide whether to get one or not. There is no use having two watches and probably the one ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:11pm