Dear mother & sister
I am again writing to you. I hope this letter will find you well as I feel fine. This is Sunday. We had a church parade this morning and after dinner Major Wallace got all the men that was in the old B. Coy last winter and give us 5 shilling 6 pence. Do you know how much that is, a dollar and 32 cents a piece. The people of Orillia gave Major Wallace 200 dollars the morning we left Orillia and that is what he divided. Wallace is leaving us tomorrow and believe me he feels bad. We are moving from here tomorrow or Wednesday and we will all be broken up. The fellows feel pretty blue but they cannot expect to stay together all the time. I do not think Major Wallace will be very far away from any of us. I will be getting my pass this week I expect.
Well I am quite well. I got your letter on Thursday and I answered it that night. It is the only letter I have got from you since coming here. I am keeping track of the letters I write and the letters I get. I hope you got them all. Let me know in answer to this letter if you did or not.
I hope you are getting along fine farming and tell Ada to get good and fat for it will not be very long till she has to come to meet me at the Station. That will be the happy day.
I tell you what I miss is some of the Gardiners ice cream or some of Carter’s in Orillia would be just as good. I am getting a sour looking boy, no sugar over here but I get lots of milk to drink. When I was in the hospital they give me lots. And there is a old man and woman sells milk here in the morning. I always get a quart. It cost six pence a quart. That is 12 cents. But it is easy to give that when I don’t drink their beer. Say don’t you send any more money to me for it is hard to say where I will be and if I want any I will send for it. Well I guess it will be after the first of July when you get this letter. Write and tell me all the news. Tell me who ploughed the garden and how you got it in.
Well I often think of you dear ones at home and know that it must be hard for you to get your work done. But I am soon coming back to help you. And don’t you worry over me. For I have comrades on all sides of me and I am sure I would be ashamed of myself if I was at home and known fellows were going to fight for me, for they are all just like brothers. Share anything up with one and other. Well I must close with oceans of love and bushels of xxxxxx from your loving son and brother Bruce
June 15
Dear mother & sister
I received your letter today that was wrote on May the 27th and I was so glad to get it. It was the first letter and only one I have got from you since arriving at England. I was glad to hear how you dear folks were. I got two dollars in your letter today. You said you wrote me to St. John and sent two dollars but I have not got it yet. And say don’t you send any more money to me for I do not need it. I have never drawn any money since the 1st of May on the boat. I was in the hospital on the other paydays so it is payday here tomorrow again. I don’t spend very much here it is no use. I hope this letter will find you well. I am well but I am not drilling yet. I am not going until Monday. I am going to have a rest long as I can. Believe me I was glad to hear from you today. I got another letter and card from Myrtle today.
I supposed Ada is looking for me but it will not be long to I be back to look after her again. And I am quite sure you take better care of her than I would. Remember me to Alex, Annie and Roy.
Well I must close for this time. I remain your loving son and brother Bruce xxxxxx
I often think of you at home but I know everything is fine.
I received your letter today that was wrote on May the 27th and I was so glad to get it. It was the first letter and only one I have got from you since arriving at England. I was glad to hear how you dear folks were. I got two dollars in your letter today. You said you wrote me to St. John and sent two dollars but I have not got it yet. And say don’t you send any more money to me for I do not need it. I have never drawn any money since the 1st of May on the boat. I was in the hospital on the other paydays so it is payday here tomorrow again. I don’t spend very much here it is no use. I hope this letter will find you well. I am well but I am not drilling yet. I am not going until Monday. I am going to have a rest long as I can. Believe me I was glad to hear from you today. I got another letter and card from Myrtle today.
I supposed Ada is looking for me but it will not be long to I be back to look after her again. And I am quite sure you take better care of her than I would. Remember me to Alex, Annie and Roy.
Well I must close for this time. I remain your loving son and brother Bruce xxxxxx
I often think of you at home but I know everything is fine.
June 13 - Otterpool Camp
Dear mother & sister
I hope this letter will find you well. I am well. I arrived here from the hospital today and feel fine. All the boys were glad to see me back again. Dave was good and glad he has not got a letter wrote for him since I left. Say mother and Lizzie what is wrong with you. I have never got a letter from you yet. I have got tired looking for a letter from you every other body has got over six or seven letters apiece. It makes me think that Lizzie is too sick to write. If she is do get somebody else to write for you mother and let me know how she is. It makes me uneasy and if you are sick mother do write and tell me. Maybe you are too busy. I know there is something the matter. I know I am writing my head off to you. But I hope to get a letter tomorrow, one would just do me so good.
I received a Orillia Packet today. Lots of the fellows getting boxes. I help to eat a half a dozen in the hospital and one here tonight. The boys are all good natured. I find them good wherever I go. Well I was going to say I was not going to write till I got a letter from you but I will write again on Sunday anyway and I don’t lay the blame on you for not getting a letter. Now don’t worry over me I am fine. Bye bye from your loving son and brother Brucexx
I hope this letter will find you well. I am well. I arrived here from the hospital today and feel fine. All the boys were glad to see me back again. Dave was good and glad he has not got a letter wrote for him since I left. Say mother and Lizzie what is wrong with you. I have never got a letter from you yet. I have got tired looking for a letter from you every other body has got over six or seven letters apiece. It makes me think that Lizzie is too sick to write. If she is do get somebody else to write for you mother and let me know how she is. It makes me uneasy and if you are sick mother do write and tell me. Maybe you are too busy. I know there is something the matter. I know I am writing my head off to you. But I hope to get a letter tomorrow, one would just do me so good.
I received a Orillia Packet today. Lots of the fellows getting boxes. I help to eat a half a dozen in the hospital and one here tonight. The boys are all good natured. I find them good wherever I go. Well I was going to say I was not going to write till I got a letter from you but I will write again on Sunday anyway and I don’t lay the blame on you for not getting a letter. Now don’t worry over me I am fine. Bye bye from your loving son and brother Brucexx
June 6
Dear mother & sister
I hope this letter will find you well. I am quite well but I am still in the hospital. All I have to do is write. I guess you will know that if you get all my letters I write home twice a week. I have not got a line from you. I think it must be your fault. I got a letter from Myrtle last night and one from Hattie Rayfield also a card from Fred. I will put it in the letter I know it is not your fault for me not getting any mail. I guess it is held up at the army office. I expect to get a letter tonight from you. The letters I got was wrote on the 11th May and I got it on the 6th of June. So it takes a quite a while to come but that is nothing. Long as I get word from home to know how you are. I guess you will be busy too. You don’t have the time to write. I have. I have been wondering if you have a little colt at home yet. If there was I would just be crazy to see it but I guess you won’t get one.
Where do you pasture Ada. The orchard would be a good place if she had a colt it would not be too hot for it there would be lots of shade. It would not be so awful long till I be home again. They expect that this month will finish the war and it will be a good thing if it does. I believe you would hardly know me if you saw me. I have got so fat. This laying around and all you want to eat is getting along good with me. I often take a little walk out around and it makes me hungry for my meals.
How is Alex’s, tell them to write. Well I have not heard from Hugh Addison. We left him in the (censored) hospital when we got off the boat. Our Battn is quarantined in at Otterpool for 20 more days. So I am in no hurry to get out of here, I have seven more days here.
Well I hope you are keeping quite well and do not worry over me for I am fine and I will soon be back to you. Well I must close for this time. I will write on Sunday if not before it. So bye bye from your loving son and brother Bruce xx
I hope this letter will find you well. I am quite well but I am still in the hospital. All I have to do is write. I guess you will know that if you get all my letters I write home twice a week. I have not got a line from you. I think it must be your fault. I got a letter from Myrtle last night and one from Hattie Rayfield also a card from Fred. I will put it in the letter I know it is not your fault for me not getting any mail. I guess it is held up at the army office. I expect to get a letter tonight from you. The letters I got was wrote on the 11th May and I got it on the 6th of June. So it takes a quite a while to come but that is nothing. Long as I get word from home to know how you are. I guess you will be busy too. You don’t have the time to write. I have. I have been wondering if you have a little colt at home yet. If there was I would just be crazy to see it but I guess you won’t get one.
Where do you pasture Ada. The orchard would be a good place if she had a colt it would not be too hot for it there would be lots of shade. It would not be so awful long till I be home again. They expect that this month will finish the war and it will be a good thing if it does. I believe you would hardly know me if you saw me. I have got so fat. This laying around and all you want to eat is getting along good with me. I often take a little walk out around and it makes me hungry for my meals.
How is Alex’s, tell them to write. Well I have not heard from Hugh Addison. We left him in the (censored) hospital when we got off the boat. Our Battn is quarantined in at Otterpool for 20 more days. So I am in no hurry to get out of here, I have seven more days here.
Well I hope you are keeping quite well and do not worry over me for I am fine and I will soon be back to you. Well I must close for this time. I will write on Sunday if not before it. So bye bye from your loving son and brother Bruce xx
June 3rd
Dear mother & sister
I am again writing to you I hope you get all my letters.
And I hope it will find you well as I am fine at present. This is Sunday and things are quiet around here today.
I have not got any mail from you yet. But it is not your fault. None of us has got any yet. But I am putting in a good time and no drill to do. The only thing it may hold me back longer from getting to France. Well how is everything at home. I guess you find lots of work to do. How is Ada, do you do much driving. I guess old Ada wouldn’t know me now. I guess all Alex’s will be well. Has Roy forgotten me. He will be able to run all over now. Well Lizzie is there going to be a picnic at Moonstone on the first of July? Write and tell me all about it if there is.
I guess I will be back off my pass before that time. I expect to get out of the hospital by the 13th or 14th of this month. And I will get my pass right away then. Well it is cool weather here. It be’s a lot warmer in Canada. It is pretty nice around here everything seems old fashioned and there is a lot of fine gardens. Well I have not much to say this time. I will be able to tell you more the next time. Don’t you worry about me for I am quite well and having a good time so bye bye from your loving son and brother Bruce xx
I am again writing to you I hope you get all my letters.
And I hope it will find you well as I am fine at present. This is Sunday and things are quiet around here today.
I have not got any mail from you yet. But it is not your fault. None of us has got any yet. But I am putting in a good time and no drill to do. The only thing it may hold me back longer from getting to France. Well how is everything at home. I guess you find lots of work to do. How is Ada, do you do much driving. I guess old Ada wouldn’t know me now. I guess all Alex’s will be well. Has Roy forgotten me. He will be able to run all over now. Well Lizzie is there going to be a picnic at Moonstone on the first of July? Write and tell me all about it if there is.
I guess I will be back off my pass before that time. I expect to get out of the hospital by the 13th or 14th of this month. And I will get my pass right away then. Well it is cool weather here. It be’s a lot warmer in Canada. It is pretty nice around here everything seems old fashioned and there is a lot of fine gardens. Well I have not much to say this time. I will be able to tell you more the next time. Don’t you worry about me for I am quite well and having a good time so bye bye from your loving son and brother Bruce xx
June 1st
Dear mother & sister
Just a few lines to let you know how I am. I hope this letter will find you both well. I am quite well although they keep me still at the hospital. I am able to go out around. I was down to a town called Folkstone last night there is a lot of people who lives around this hospital.
It makes me feel lazy to be laying around here and it s the first of June and I know you are busy working at home. But I don’t expect it will be very long till I get back to help you. I wrote you a letter last Sunday. Did you get it.
How is Alex’s have they been down lately. I hope they are well. Is he still butchering in Midland. Do you ever be up to the V. Harbour how is everything up there.
I wish I knew how you are getting along with the garden. How is Ada. I supposed she is rolling five. I guess she has no colt. I haven’t got a bit of mail yet.
It has been over a month since I got a scrap of mail. It is just a month today since I got on the boat at Halifax, it has been a long old month. We were on the boat a half a month. Well I must ring off. Now don’t you worry about me for I am quite well and having a good time. I have been in the hospital nine days today and I have 12 more to put in. So bye bye from your loving son and brother Bruce xx
Just a few lines to let you know how I am. I hope this letter will find you both well. I am quite well although they keep me still at the hospital. I am able to go out around. I was down to a town called Folkstone last night there is a lot of people who lives around this hospital.
It makes me feel lazy to be laying around here and it s the first of June and I know you are busy working at home. But I don’t expect it will be very long till I get back to help you. I wrote you a letter last Sunday. Did you get it.
How is Alex’s have they been down lately. I hope they are well. Is he still butchering in Midland. Do you ever be up to the V. Harbour how is everything up there.
I wish I knew how you are getting along with the garden. How is Ada. I supposed she is rolling five. I guess she has no colt. I haven’t got a bit of mail yet.
It has been over a month since I got a scrap of mail. It is just a month today since I got on the boat at Halifax, it has been a long old month. We were on the boat a half a month. Well I must ring off. Now don’t you worry about me for I am quite well and having a good time. I have been in the hospital nine days today and I have 12 more to put in. So bye bye from your loving son and brother Bruce xx
Jan 15
Orillia
Dear mother and sister
Just a line I may be home on Saturday. I can just spare a dollar, maybe it will help you a little bit. I am going out to league now, you want to write a little oftener it is a good practice. I have got to write Clarence and Eda tomorrow. Well bye bye from your loving son and brother Bruce
Dear mother and sister
Just a line I may be home on Saturday. I can just spare a dollar, maybe it will help you a little bit. I am going out to league now, you want to write a little oftener it is a good practice. I have got to write Clarence and Eda tomorrow. Well bye bye from your loving son and brother Bruce
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