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1. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   get an intelligent, and affectionate one, and a good watch dog at the same time. I don't go much ... assignment of $25 per month begins to come through. Glad the $134 came at such an opportune time, and I hope ... London on business, and may have time to attend a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society. A friend of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:50am

2. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   a few cracks at me that whizzed by unpleasantly close, but you bet I lost no time. I went faster I think ... & just turned to go back, when we heard a shell coming. I just had time to crouch down when I heard ... a red-cross sergeant brought me around some time later. We could not leave the dug-out till after dark as the ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

3. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   unpleasantly close but you bet I lost no time. I went faster I think than I ever did in a 100 yards dash, and ... a shell coming, I just had time to crouch down when I heard the terrific Explosion, it seemed right at my ... time later. We could not leave the dug out till after dark as the trenches were all blown in. I lay ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

4. Letter from Gray, John Balfour

   not going to discuss it here but the opinion is that these are grave times. Is Vancouver blacked out ... or so and then north for the rest of the time. I will visit Mrs Potts and others if we go far enough ... watch has been going good although the stem broke off and I had to have that repaired. It still keeps ...

   Editor - Jun 28 2022 - 4:45pm

5. Letter from Gray, Robert Hampton

   an interesting time lately. I was up in a place called Nakuru sort of cooperating with a Bomber ... not have hurt him very much. Aunt Norma sent me a nice letter in which I heard for the first time ... sister in Calgary. We are starting to get rains here in Tonga and soon will have to watch the mosquitoes. ...

   Editor - Jul 13 2022 - 3:53pm

6. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

   of the partridges makes my mouth water. We have had a bit of rabbit for lunch several times; but not ... dispatches a number of times. It seems very strange to me when I think of the delicate little stuttering lad ... that I knew, though even then he had considerable of the fighter in him. In all the time he has been at ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:17pm

7. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   quite a time the first night. I have bought myself a new wrist watch. Gold case, 15 jewel lever ... a cement-floored outhouse with no heat of any kind. We nearly froze to death. The only time I was warm was when ... sigh of relief, shrug your shoulders, shake you head and say "Missed me that time Gerry," and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 1:36pm

8. Letter from Charman, Frances

   to bed on off-duty time to keep warm. The days are nice outside, warm in the sun and a fallish tang ... (for now). June said you had sent one, but so far it hasn't arrived-but there is plenty of time ... grab a piece of the dough, and watch as we did we couldn't see him make the hole-but a hole there ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:35pm

9. Letter from Loney, Edward (Ted)

   route marches with us but not all the time though. Saturday morning is the one day a week he brings them ... time we went out with them we didn't have a drummer but we have one of the boys playing the drum ... there was out to watch us. Just before we left the RCAF it is stationed at the airport took us into ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:20pm

10. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

    boils. Ian's leave lasted from Saturday till six oclock last night, quite a long time, so I only ... boot. From all accounts he really ought to have one stick all the time to be secure. Berk had not seen ... at the tennis field this evening. Berk had gone up to play, so Muriel & I walked up & watched ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:01am