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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8/28/1917 Private John Cushnie Private Collection Signal School 2/7/2010 Anne Hales
3/19/1915 Captain Edward Crosby Goldie Toronto Star Capt. E. C. Goldie visits the 3rd Battalion in the Trenches 1/31/2010 M. I. Pirie
7/26/1917 V.A.D. Norah Sullivan (Mrs. H. Flint) Toronto Star V.A.D. Nurses Urgently Need Reinforcements from Canada 1/24/2010 M. I. Pirie
8/18/1917 Private John Cushnie Private Collection Explosion at Longmoor, 4 from the 153rd killed 1/17/2010 Anne Hales
8/12/1917 Private John Cushnie Private Collection Difference between Longmoor range and Bramshott 1/17/2010 Anne Hales
8/5/1917 Private John Cushnie Private Collection Musketry course at Longmoor range 1/17/2010 Anne Hales
7/30/1917 Private John Cushnie Private Collection Visiting Tennyson’s home 1/17/2010 Anne Hales
7/21/1917 Private John Cushnie Private Collection Gas training at Bramshott 1/17/2010 Anne Hales
7/8/1917 Private John Cushnie Private Collection News from old friends 1/17/2010 Anne Hales
7/4/1917 Private John Cushnie Private Collection Canada Day festivities, new officers 1/17/2010 Anne Hales
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