A collection of letters from Pte Dick Armer to his wife Mabel who he frequently referred to as "Dear old girl". His three children were Billie, Marjorie and Dorothy who was born while he was away. Dick had promised to "write every day" and, with few exceptions, kept his promise. The letters were written during WW1 from Camp Borden in Canada, on the train to Halifax, on board ship to England, from Witley Camp and France. Scroll to the bottom of the entry and click on comments to leave a message
13 May 1917- Sunday letter
12 May 1917-We were in the woods today drilling
11 May 1917 I do wish I could take a peep at you all.
10 May 1917 The flowers are just coming out.
9 May 1917 There will be a lot of sad homes in Ontario
7 May 1917 There is a stack of letters for you
6 May 1917 Giving me a strength I never felt before
5 May 1917 You soon get lousy here
4 May 1917 - It's war and it makes devils out of angels
3 May 1917 I was in a French home
2 May 1917 life is worth living
1 May 1917 There is no place like home
30 April 1917 aeroplane dropped bombs and woke us up
28 April 1917 - We had a good game at football
27 April 1917 - The guns booming all night
26 April 1917 Cheese, Jam, White Bread and Butter
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)



















































