Letters from the Front

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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2/12/1918 Flight Sub-Lieut. Andrew Gordon Beattie Toronto Star Lieut. Beattie Escapes German Prison 6/6/2013 Marika I. Pirie
7/15/1916 Pte. James Halford Dodd Toronto Star Pte. James Halford Hall describes how he was wounded at Sanctuary Wood. 6/3/2013 M. I. Pirie
6/21/1916 Gnr. William Howe Mackie Toronto Star Ottawa Newspaperman fighting with CFA reports on situation in Belgium 6/3/2013 M. I. Pirie
6/24/1917 William McIlwraith Red Deer News William McIlwraith writes from the Front 3/11/2013 M. I. Pirie
6/21/1917 Kenneth Lyle McDougall Red Deer News Kenneth McDougall writes from the Front 3/11/2013 M. I. Pirie
6/25/1917 Mrs. James Hutchison Red Deer News Pte. Louis James Henry Nurcombe 3/7/2013 M. I. Pirie
6/16/1917 Corp. Harold Francis Harcourt Red Deer News Corp. Harold Francis Harcourt writes from France 3/7/2013 M. I. Pirie
6/3/1917 Pte. Gordon Ewart McIlwraith Red Deer News Pte. Gordon McIlwraith writes home from France 3/7/2013 M. I. Pirie
6/5/1917 William McIlwraith Red Deer News William McIlwraith writes from the Front about Vimy Ridge 3/7/2013 M. I. Pirie
6/3/1917 Hon. Major Thomas Augustine Wilson, Chaplain Red Deer News Death of Corp. Albert Edward Usherwood, 2nd C.M.R. at Vimy Ridge 3/7/2013 M. I. Pirie
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