Letter to Laurie from Mother
13/09/1918
I received a telegram yesterday saying that you had been wounded in right hand.
13/09/1918
I received a telegram yesterday saying that you had been wounded in right hand.
10/09/1918
It is about 4 P.M. again and have spent the most of the day reading. I sent a letter to you yesterday.
07/09/1918
I am feeling fine today, I had some X RAY– pictures taken of my hand today so I will see tomorrow likely, what the bones look like that are fractured.
27/08/1918
I want to write a few lines this A.M. by the camp fire at my bivouac door. It is a dandy cool A.M. just fine for work or march or any thing.
23/08/1918
I must write some today to get caught up with my corespondence, I don't want to put it off untill after I get out of the line entirely,
21/08/1918
I sent a green envelope yesterday. I hope you receive souvenirs all right.
07/08/1918
I am sitting on my bed in a room large enough to hold a co'y of men, and the band is playing about 30 feet ahead in front of my bed.
05/08/1918
I am sitting in a feed barn in a little room where I have slept today, my candle burning and I am soon going to bed
21/07/1918
I just wanted to write you a few lines tonight. the sun has just set so beautifully in the west, and the twilight upon the western side of a ruined village that I stood in the trench and looked at and said to the boys
14/07/1918
I have been thinking about getting this letter started for the longest time but never seem to get around to making it materialize.
11/06/1918
This is a dandy A.M. we had a march if a cupple of miles with just belts and gass masks and mess tins
07/06/1918
I am going to try to give you a detailed sketch of one days life in France
06/06/1918
I received your welcome letter tonight, We have looked for the Canadian mail for some time it makes it all the more welcome and it does me good to get your letters each time.
02/06/1918
This is a fine sunday A.M, 9.45, I got up about six thirty, but read some before I got up.
28/05/1918
Dinner is just over and I fixed up my equipment for next parade, We had our first Aid class this A.M. It was a fine A.M. but cool,
26/05/1918
We had church parade this A.M. on the hill side. I guess the talk was good, Then a kit inspection. I do not know if we will have a parade this P.M. or not,
21/05/1918
I have spent the day on first aid class in the A,M, and some extended order drill this P,M. out on a nice field of grass that was not pastured off last year so when we lay down, it reminded me of the carpet of prairy wool in the west
20/05/1918
Well old boy, I surely wish I could say things in this letter that would help you along in your future life, but my old pal, I am far from having that ability no matter how I feel I need it.
19/05/1918
I just received your letter of the 26th, last night I received three others
18/05/1918
We are shooting on ranges today and a nice day to, it is fine to be out early in the A.M. was up at 5.
13/05/1918
As I walked out over the hill to a place to write, I chose a hill covered with nice green grass about eight inches high over looking a French village that has a few trees mixed among the house, to the right a large bunch of cattle graze
13/05/1918
I am waiting a few minuites untill the mulligan battery is ready to feed us, We have been out taking P.T. and first air work this A.M.
12/05/1918
Seeing that this is Mothers' Day it is dubly my duty to write to you today.
07/05/1918
I would be glad if I could only write in this letter a few words that would make you grasp to some small extent the rejoicing there realy is in my heart.
02/05/1918
Our warm weather seems to have started today for it is hot, but the sky is still filled with lazy clouds