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1. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

   Mon. Nov. 11- Drill & lectures. At 11 a.m. came orders of signing of armistice. No lectures in ... p.m. and great celebrations & rejoicings till late in evening. Air Force WWI Europe Great Britain ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:40pm

2. Letter from Hale, Robert

   Halifax? I did not post it myself, but we went on parade and as we were not allowed to leave the ranks ... slept on the train and this morning after the parade we came on board. It is a nice bright day but very ... reading room singing songs and I came here to be alone to think of you and to kiss that little piece of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:35pm

3. Newspaper Article from McNeill, John

   This would be made up as follows: Government separation allowance, $20; portion of his pay assigned, ... $15; allowance for wife from the Canadian Patriotic Fund, $17.50; allowance for two children of the age ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

4. Diary from Calder, William George

   came up from Victoria on the 5 o'clock. The 72 went through this evening I went to one then I ran ... ploughing this morning. I drove John to camp in the White this afternoon, Mamma came with us. We got back at ...

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

5. Letter from Cobourg World

   and it too hot a comer in this push down south to write even to my wife. Before we came south- I am ... are glad to be allowed to publish, knowing well that it will prove of interest to our readers: France, ... even worse than Verdun. Of course I cannot verify that, but cannot conceive how it can be any worse. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 3:02pm

6. Letter from Lapointe, Paul

   received any news concerning the allowance. As the for the first cigarette from the Grathé Co. I received ... sometimes even twice a week, tell me also if you have received my Holiday Season "Air Mail" ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:39pm

7. Diary from Newton, John

   premature which did no harm Saturday August 4, 1917 Rain. At the Battery all day and in the evening came up ... Clear all day but rain toward evening. Came down to the Battery in the A.M. & was releived by ... Contract Trench. Put in 300 Rds and caused a couple of explosions Spence came up to the O.P. in the evening ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 7:00am

8. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

   next morning. Came rather close but no damage done. We registered in evening.- 8 rounds. Army WWI ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:16pm

9. Letter from Cobourg World

   his gun on the evening of August 5th and the Germans were sending stray shells in the direction of the ... Battery most of them some distance away. One shell came twenty yards from the gun and a small splinter ... a few months time I will be allowed to tell you the name of the village. It must be some comfort for you ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:55pm

10. Letter from Willoughby, Dr. Charles James McNeil

    night before last we were nearing the ‘base' when a dispatch rider came along with a message for me ... waiting for the C.o. to return but I suppose his afternoon was too well engaged socially to allow business ... happy to go back and settle down to hospital work without having the feeling that I even haven't ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:15am