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1. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   and 4 times a day- as regular as clockwork, we have to drop all our work and get in the trenches. The ... watches by them. But last night they tried a few new tricks and so did we. The bombers came over every ... bombs were dropped that night...and last night another fire was started three times- but each time, the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:34pm

2. Letter from Van Allen, Austin Newton

   notes. I don't think I've ever had so much work to do in so short a time before- they just keep ... us plugging all the time. 7 solid hours of class a day & a couple of hours of films on ... knew we were within a thousand miles of each other at the time. He writes & tells me that Harry ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:44pm

3. Letter from Stares, William James

   watching, and waiting for every opportunity of getting in a shot. The snipers are fitted, or rather their ... reinforcements. I hear that you are having a Hard Winter, lot’s of Snow Here is is very mild, Rain, most of time ... in time be returning to Canada,   Christmas is over, and I had a “swell” time at Home and a most ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:08pm

4. Letter from Swinton, Hugh Alastair

   July 7, 1940 This being a Sunday morning and I being on guard, I thought it a fine time to drop ... you a few lines. Since my last letter we have made yet another move, this time about 75 miles from the ... scratched the paint on the fenders. They tell me that the traffic is considerably less than in peace-time ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

5. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   to-morrow afternoon. Another thing, to-day, I had my good watch made luminous. A watchmaker here, put spots ... watches, especially for those who do much driving or autoing. I thought when at home, that motors would be ...

   Editor - Feb 1 2023 - 11:37am

6. Letter from MacLeod, Norwood

   Thursday, September 27th. I have never been so pressed for time or felt so done up when the work ... dinner I had two new pilots to watch and just got away from dinner when I started this. Thursday A.M. ... time for writing and after operation orders come through at night, I'm too tired to do anything ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:37pm

7. Letter from MacKinnon, Ronald

   was up in the country. By this time you will have received the photos taken by Aunt Annie when I was ... times. I had a letter from Aunt Nellie the other day with 10 shillings in it. She is keeping the rest ... where we can be watched. But their fears are all unfounded as we get along well with the other men. The ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 12:47pm

8. Letter from Calder, William George

   till about 4 P.M. (sleep any time & any place now) & woke up feeling fine. I got a letter from ... to the winning team, well the team I was with won it & our time was 16 ½ minutes, the second team ... watched he is the one that bust my watch, he is taller than I am at the withers so it is an awful stretch ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:47pm

9. Letter from McLellan, William John

   bohunks around Mannville where I taught school. Every time we passed thro' a village the whole ... population would line the trained & the kids would yell for biscuits or pennies. I had an awful time at ... & watch the fire works at Edmonton. About 5 I went down thru'' town & hunted around ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:24pm

10. Letter from Bergquist, Arthur

    days on the 19th. Well you will probably get this letter on Monday, and so by that time I will have ... afternoon and will be in Toronto just abbot 6 o’clock. Rubert wrote me that he was on duty watch Saturday so ... holidays and watch the house so Ma & Ruth can go on a holiday. Its too bad that you couldnt all go for ...

    Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm