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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Date	From	Source	Topic	Submitted	By
5/5/1915	Private Ulysses Theodore Mays	Sarnia Weekly Observer	Sarnia man at 2nd Ypres	4/12/2010	Bev Walkling
4/22/1915	Private Leonard Francis Allingham	Sarnia Weekly Observer	A Stretcher bearer at 2nd Ypres	4/12/2010	Bev Walkling
1/27/1918	Private John Cushnie	Private Collection	Snowstorm in Londonderry	4/11/2010	Anne Hales
1/20/1918	Private John Cushnie	Private Collection	The Tower of London, Chu Chin Chow and Ireland	4/11/2010	Anne Hales
1/7/1918	Private John Cushnie	Private Collection	Displeasure at conscription exemptions	4/11/2010	Anne Hales
12/26/1917	Private John Cushnie	Private Collection	Christmas Day in Bramshott	4/11/2010	Anne Hales
12/25/1917	Private William Thomas Kerr	Private Collection	Christmas Thank You	4/11/2010	Anne Hales
11/17/1917	Private John Cushnie	Private Collection	Meeting old friends, description of West Dean	4/11/2010	Anne Hales
11/3/1917	Private John Cushnie	Private Collection	Signaling school, being the camp mess orderly and thoughts on conscription	4/10/2010	Anne Hales
10/27/1917	Private John Cushnie	Private Collection	Brighton and Seaford	4/10/2010	Anne Hales

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