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1. Letter from Martyn, William Wallace Haig

   of mail reminds me of the letters I receive from home. Even the latest are re-addressed three times- ... a couple of letters from him. Is Dad's petrol rationed or is he allowed unlimited quantity? A private ... owner over here is allowed about 10 gallons per month. I don't know if your butter, etc. is ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 5:19am

2. Diary from Townsend, Thomas Franklin

   dense fog allows us freedom to work on the surface of the ground.   Sunday evening Cook conducts the ... across the road, a hundred feet deep, a half days work. ‘Not more than two persons allowed at this well ... the tramp of the mule trains pulling cars on the same line. The evenings are spent writing, reading ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

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

   interesting, as we are allowed to say little concerning the voyage and everything is censored.   There are men ... England, and especially of our first evening at The Three Cups in Dorset. I feel like running down there to ... I’m not allowed to. This letter would be much more interesting then.   In seventeen days the boys will ...

   Editor - Jul 30 2022 - 4:00pm

4. Diary from Stewart, Walter F.

   us, they allowed us to eat our breakfast in peace. After breakfast our men marched out and took up ... in bush, and behind a low ridge to the right of them came the 90th, and the Mounted Infantry, ... to get a shot at some of our fellows. They came so close to me that I could hear them whispering, and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:53am

5. Diary from Brown, Robert Gordon

   guard in evening. Aeroplanes came over and dropped several bombs quite close. One of the batteries was ... Mon. June 4- Lots of shells came over. Germans seem to be giving us quite a bit of trouble. On ...

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

6. Letter from Cox, Bertram Howard

   through. Did you receive my letter dated about Sept 2nd? After my Toronto trip? The big day came on Sept ... night. We were not allowed to get off the train, but talked to them through the windows. One, I never saw ... Montreal at 6am. We were allowed to get off here for an hour and walk around the platform, where there were ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Nov 16 2021 - 2:05pm

7. Letter from Greenway, Samuel

   we cant say but it is not to the front be very careful of my address we are not allowed to address at ... exemptions came out according to papers the Americans are pretty strong here now [remainder of letter ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:09pm

8. Letter from Turner, Arthur Lawrence

   allowed to send picture postcards of our stopping places or of the neighbouring towns nor to describe any ... write about. I have developed a habit of getting supper nearly every evening at a house here. It is good ... and warm there and I usually stay there all the evening. The French call their soldiers "Les ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 12 2022 - 1:59pm

9. Letter from Senton, Claude

   not allowed to send them anymore. As I mentioned before I received the suit, its O.K. & cigarettes ... awhile, also plenty to read. There are a number of softball games & also football on every evening ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:46pm

10. Letter from Cross, Stuart Marshall

    want you to write about it when you write to me. I will tell you this much, we came down and were ... been allowed to go into the garden and walk about for as long as we like. We all have separate rooms ... and for some reason we are not allowed to talk to one another here. I think we are in quarantine or ...

    Editor - Mar 15 2024 - 1:41pm