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

   yet owing to the difference in time—I can imagine the quiet house with the first of the morning ... the Colonel and pick out a new gun position. You know I'm very happy—satisfied for the first time ... There was an officer who was with me at the 53rd blown thirty feet into the air while I was watching. He ...

   Editor - Jul 31 2022 - 8:30am

2. Letter from Gordon, Alexander MacLennan

   infantry battalion has usually consisted of 8 or more companies of 100 men or more. Now in war time it ... and I do so gladly. A lieutenant, serving under the captain, has the first platoon, and, for the time ... being, I have the second. But only for the time being. Whenever the regiment goes to the front and this ...

   Editor - Jan 3 2024 - 8:04am

3. Memoir from Arnold, Wayne H.

   two at a time. I continued to watch this flash and finally decided that this flash had to be a mirror ... from Bragg Creek, who had often requested to visit the O.C. One such time was after his meeting with ... the train?" At this time I stepped forward, demanding that Major Wilson immediately apologize. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:16pm

4. Letter from Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp

   when I shall get a letter from you. Of course by the time you receive this I shall have heard from you ... and from home also I have no doubt, but damn these war times and uncertain ocean mails. The average ... time of crossing now they tell me here is from ten days to two weeks; try to imagine that. Let me see, ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

5. Letter from Billard, Lewis G.

   beautiful blond. So I went over to her and said, "The next time I see you here, you'd better have ... she just watched. At the rink I met another one of her girl friends, Marg, a brunette, who is just as ... Since it was near dinner time, I took her to dinner, and then we went for a walk in the nearby Park. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:06pm

6. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   day. When we get that done we have done we have the rest of the time to ourselves, except for medical ... interesting to watch the people and hear them speak. The children flocked around and kept asking for pennies ... beef and biscuits have formed a very large part of our rations lately and probably will for some time ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 6:08pm

7. Letter from Wilson, Thomas Orval

   Auditorium the largest dancehall in Winnipeg and had a fairly good time for 25 cents admission. On Saturday ... had a good time and I was sorry to leave. They seemed to be a pretty ritzy crowd and have a very nice ... Melville. I guess that is all the news for now. Oh yes I got my watch and ring allright. Orval Air Force ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 9:12pm

8. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   all, how could she? Lately, she has been thinking more and more about it all the time because she is ... minute what she was going to say and what she had to tell me. But in spite of the fact I had time to ... Astor's Estate- Clivedon, 1941 I watch the silver mist come stealing, Cold, grey clouds of mist concealing ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Jan 1 2023 - 10:09am

9. Letter from Liddiard, Walter

   we went to the Kitchener Club and watched them dance awhile, but didn't do any our-selves. The ... quite a time now must be about two weeks, except one from Gladys Watson, which has been 5 weeks coming. ... London, he cracked his knee cap, I suppose it will be quite a time before he can get about [?], he is sure ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:49am

10. Letter from Skeet, Frank

    things are blown. It is sure an eye-opener to be here. It's a steady thunder all the time with the ... It's very interesting to watch the aircraft from where we are, as we see all kinds of them, and as soon ... sometime/ I hope Joe's eye is getting better by this time. Tell him that I know he didn't mind ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 4:58pm