-
0 One Sunday morning, early in March 1915, Cooper Antliff of 41 St. Mark St., Montreal, took up pen and paper and wrote a three-page letter to his brother, Private William Antliff, a commerce student at McGill University who had interrupted his studies to enlist and... -
0 “…thousands of men out of work…” Witley Camp, April 17, 1919 Dear Folks, Well: here we are in Blighty and finished with France and Belgium, I hope. It’s mighty good to be in a land where you don’t have to try swallowing your tongue when...
-
0 “Getting pretty impatient now.” Witley Camp, April 15, 1919 Miss Millie Dobbs, 25 Howland Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada Dear Sister, Well here we are in “Blighty” and darned glad, too, to get in a civilized country again. Landed at Southampton the 4th and came right...
-
0 “…the troops are rioting and raising hell…” Ham-Sur-Sambre, Belgium, March 20, 1919 Mr. W.E. Dobbs, Dear Folks, …What do you think of our kicking our heels around this country yet? If any person had made a statement that we would still be in this country...
-
1 “…I am getting quite resigned to waiting…” Belgium, Jan. 29, 1919 Miss Millie Dobbs, 25 Howland Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada Dear Sister, I believe I have written you since Christmas and you will know what a perfectly “punk” day we had so I won’t...
-
0 “…practically impossible to get soap at any price…” Bonn, Germany, Jan. 4, 1919 Dear, Lottie, Walt and Helen, Compliments of the season. The season will be pretty well advanced before you get this, so you’ll have to date it back. I received the “family letter,”...
Wartime Letters
