Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
September 18, 1917
I met a man last night, Who said to McDonald that it was impossible to live a christian life in the army, I have spoaken of McDonald lots of times.
Letters - 1917
These letters are organized in chronological order beginning at the start of the year.
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Letter to Alice
September 18, 1917
At the y. I sat out on the hill side for a half hour tonight and watched two bouts of boys boxing I dident like it.
Letter to Horace from Somewhere in France
September 20, 1917
I just fixed a registered letter for you it may not be thru as quick as this letter but if not it will be along in next mail,
Letter to Teddy
September 22, 1917
I received you most welcome cards they were very pretty, I have seen some more shore scenes from the boat but I can’t quite explain any of them here,
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
September 25, 1917
I have not had time to write for about three days. I have been in two work parties that took up the most of the two dayes,
Letter to Mother - Fragment of a letter
October 1, 1917
the night I carried out the lad I spoak of. The miner McNaughton got wounded the trip over the top, but use four Hazenmore boys are still going.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
October 2, 1917
I received a letter from Mrs R, D, English today she wrote a very nice letter in answer to one I wrote her some time ago I am in the same little funk hole as when I wrote my last letter and am feeling fine the weather is still ideal.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
October 3, 1917
I an’t sure but I may have dated my yesterdays letter wrong. It has tried to rain since about 3 A.M. now it is about 4 P.M. and the sun is shining I guess it may rain yet. There is no mud.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
October 8, 1917
I am sitting dry and cosey in my bunk, I havent a top bunk on wire but the floor bunk of boards. the center bunk is board to I told you of my top bunk before the wire one,
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
October 16, 1917
I don’t get around to write every day as I would like to we sleeping in the hay barns cannot use candles, because they might make a fire some time, so it takes most of the day light to clean up and parade and eat,
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
October 17, 1917
I am sitting on an old log beside a farm barn just came off parade at 2,30 just an hour in P.M. I received a package of candy and crumb chaser last night the fudge was surely fine,
Letter to Mother from SW in France
October 17, 1917
It rained some while we ate dinner so there is a little mud on the yard.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
October 19, 1917
It rained some while we ate dinner so there is a little mud on the yard.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in Flanders
October 21, 1917
I am sitting where the big shells fell again on a fine sunny a.m., on a emty grenade box leaning back against the remains of some kind of a house
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in Flanders
October 30, 1917
I wrote Mrs Burns about Mitchel today, also a mother in Edmonton about her boy who was killed he belonged to an other batt. then I wrote Harvey Anderson about Mitchel.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in Flanders
November 2, 1917
I sent six letters last night. I am on duty now at co’y headquarters I have been reading the Saturday Post of Aug.18th to pass along the time,
Letter to Kate from Somewhere in Flanders
November 3, 1917
I received your letter also Kathleen's and Otto's last but not least some days ago.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
November 4, 1917
It is freezing in the shade all day today but so nice and clear you would all most think that we were in the west again.
Letter to Teddy from Somewhere in Flanders
November 6, 1917
Dinner will be on in a minuite, I just came off parade. I went back to platoon today an old runner that was wounded in Aug. returned last night so he naturaly received his job back again
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in Flanders
November 7, 1917
I guess I have the job at last, I am going on stretcher bearers course now, I won't be away from the battn, but I have got a job that I feel needs some one that will get out and work
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in Flanders
November 9, 1917
I have a few minuits to write just before I fall in we had a dandy dinner roast beef brown gravy mashed potatoes and biscuits which we like as well as bread.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in Flanders
November 11, 1917
I have been thinking to day that last Xmas I spent in hospital in England, I wonder where I will be next Xmas which will be also when you get this.
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in Flanders
November 16, 1917
In rest billets again I was in this row of huts a few weeks ago. They are exceptable to the funk holes but still the funk holes look good after several hours of work party.
Letters to Otto & Mother from Somewhere in Flanders
November 18, 1917
I must write you a few lines but can't just think what it will be. I wish you could get a glympse of the devastated country that I have been over
Letter to Mother from Somewhere in France
November 18, 1917
We are having fine weather cloudy but warm just like England last year I wear a little pair of kid gloves all the time have had no others on at any time yet since I salvaged them I wore a pair I made a few times before that.
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