Witness to Events
Letters to and from the soldiers at the front were the only way of passing information back and forth between loved ones at home. Most of these have been lost to time. Some that survived are shown in this section. It is likely that many of the ones transcribed from newspapers have been edited before their initial publication . If you have letters that you would like to share on this page, please contact marc. Clicking on the "Submitted" field will display the most recent entries at the top of the page.
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Source |
Topic |
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By |
| 4/1/1915 |
Lance Corporal James Ross Binkley, 3rd Battalion CEF |
Toronto Star |
Last Letter of Binkley |
12/31/2017 |
Marika I. Pirie |
| 6/27/1917 |
Lieut.-Col. Joseph Bartlett Rogers |
Toronto Star |
Death of Major W. Beverley Crowther, 3rd Battalion, 03 May 1917 |
12/30/2017 |
Marika I. Pirie |
| 12/1/1915 |
Pte. Richard Basil McPherson, 29th Battalion CEF |
Shoe and Leather Journal, Acton Publishing Co., Toronto, Ontario |
Letter Home from a former Shoeman - gives talks on footwear to his comrades on the front lines |
8/7/2017 |
Marika I. Pirie |
| 11/1/1915 |
Sergt. S. Allen, 37th Battalion, C.E.F., Headquarters Staff, Exhibition Camp, Toronto |
Shoe and Leather Journal, Acton Publishing Co., Toronto, Ontario |
Mending Boots for the 37th Battalion CEF |
7/22/2017 |
Marika I. Pirie |
| 4/17/1917 |
Private William Scott Kennedy |
Private Letter |
Letter about death of Lance Corporal David Cowie at Vimy Ridge |
3/30/2017 |
Kim MacKenzie |
| 1/24/1916 |
Ira Henry Huehn |
Private collection |
Letter from France to cousin in Canada |
11/3/2014 |
Tom Reitz |
| 6/16/1916 |
Lt. Ervin Simeon Conrad |
Private Letter |
Letter home while resting at Reninghelst with the 31st Battalion |
8/5/2014 |
NiagaraHistory |
| 6/5/1916 |
Lt. Ervin Simeon Conrad |
Private Letter |
Ordered to the front at the Battle of Mount Sorrel with the 31st Battalion |
8/5/2014 |
NiagaraHistory |
| 5/6/1915 |
Major Herbert Gourlay Wickens, 3rd Battalion C.E.F. |
Red Deer News |
Letter from the Front - 2nd Battle of Ypres |
3/20/2014 |
M. I. Pirie |
| 9/17/1916 |
Pte. Ernest March Wakelyn |
The Calgary Daily Herald |
Pte. Ernest Wakelyn, 31st Battalion, writes about the battle of the Somme |
10/7/2013 |
Marika I. Pirie |
