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1. Letter from Gilroy, Wilbert H.

   personal effects left today. We, not caring to sleep on ground without blankets, came into town, and are ... get the boat. We struck the Brigadier in a good mood and he allowed us to leave camp as a special ... came out this morning with his cap on, which had cross arms, while his coat had ensigns of a colonel. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:26pm

2. Letter from Reid, Daniel Spencer

   Somewhere in France Feb. 18th 1917 My Dear Jessie I am not allowed to say much in this letter, but ... nursing. I am not allowed to mention the place, but no doubt you know. I also had the pleasure of listening ... to [?] Henry Clark this morning; he came in and looked me up after the service, had a short chat to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 5:17pm

3. Letter from DeGear, Gordon Alexander

   would allow visitors in the evening some times and asked one of the fellows from the office to come up ... they [?] about sending him to Banff for treatment. [?] came in Regina and was up visiting the Andrews ... Mrs. Webb. the housekeeper for the Andrews. came up to see me yesterday and told me about [?]. The ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 4:56am

4. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   Jean: Your airletter of the 13 Sept arrived on 1 Oct. One from Gertrude came at the same time. Am glad ... I think it will be faster, even with forwarding it, than even airmail direct to Calif. Airgraphs are only ... allowed to Canada from us so far, and ordinary airmail takes ages through the Censors. Understand we are ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:23am

5. Diary from Dawkins, Arnold F.A.

   came off the Canadians officially. The had been off unofficially for months even though they are issued ... different groups of guards. We were then allowed to sit on the heather covered ground until the search of ... pretty well. Later in the afternoon the gates were again open and we were allowed to walk around the ...

   Editor - Apr 20 2022 - 3:45pm

6. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   it came on 17 Oct, and with a Province of 29 Aug is the only mail to arrive during the past week. ... and then they can be forwarded on to you. We're only allowed to send these to Canada. There ... not had much excitement, except a whole series of evenings cut. Wednesday we went to the flick in the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 3:41am

7. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   was". When we got across we were allowed to shave them if we wished so most of them came off. You speak ... Lydd, Kent, April 16th, 1916 Dear Mother, Father and Brother: Sunday evening and I must send you ... allowed two notes a week. Well, Warren and I got out of the hospital on Monday just in time to catch the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:23am

8. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   I hardly know or understand just what Emerson is doing re Patriotic Allowance, let me know will you, just ... operations will be permanantly successful. I have something to tell you before I forget, it came as ... a course of training, & all the officers who came with us from Canada have to do the same there is no ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:44am

9. Letter from Mayse, Amos William (Will)

   you know dear that there is so little one is allowed to say in a letter, it is even more than England ... be more or less unsettled shall write you as often as possible even though they may be short letters; ... in this respect, I suppose however it is a good thing, it would never do to allow us to write ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 10:59am

10. Letter from Johnston, William Joseph

    allow even a scrap of paper lying about and that is why the British soldier is the cleanest fighting man ... best of things. We had a couple of german seaplanes came over to visit us they flew right over the camp ... in the world they even have to shave every morning and grease there boots but I dont suppose they ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 6:21pm