Letters from the front

Letters from the Front - World War I

While indexing the BMDs in the newspaper microfilms for the war years (1914-1918), we compiled a further index of 134 published letters to home from the front. Should you wish a photocopy of a letter, please contact the library as described on the home page.
The information shown includes the newspaper issue, page and column number and whether or not the person appears in the Book of Remembrance found elsewhere on this site.

Surname First name Issue Pg/Col BofR

Adamson Fred B. 14 Feb 1918 01/02 Yes Letter to Fred from Brig.-Gen. Victor W. Salum awarding the Military Medal.

Ashman JC 26 Jul 1915 01/03 Yes From King George's Hospital, London SE, dated 12 Jul. 1st canadian Contingent.

Austin Norman 16 Nov 1918 01/06 Yes Letter to parents relating experiences in France.

Baxter Harry 17 Nov 1917 02/01 Yes

Bennett Reuben 10 Oct 1916 01/03 Yes

11 Jan 1917 01/05 Letter to his mother confirming his death.

Bowman Miss M. 27 Aug 1915 01/04 No Former nurse at PH Hospital. From Port Said, dated 03 Aug, to Miss EM Elliott, Hosp. Super..

Brethen Clarence Arthur 19 Sep 1918 01/05 Yes To his wife, assuring her that the report of his death was wrong!

Bridges Roy 23 Nov 1916 01/05 Yes

Carmichael Grant Thornton 26 Apr 1916 01/05 Yes Letter to Mrs. GT Carmichael regarding the death of her husband in action.

Chesher Ernest 16 Feb 1917 01/03 Yes

12 May 1917 01/06

15 May 1917 01/04

01 Sep 1917 01/04

14 Nov 1918 01/04 To father describing his work as a Gas Instructor.

27 Dec 1918 01/02 To father, AJ Chesher, from Bramshott, England.

Clark Charles 01 Aug 1917 01/05 Yes Report of death to Donald Currie, South St., from Capt. JW Wayman (Chaplain 87th Bttn.).

Clarke G. Arthur 06 Mar 1917 01/04 Yes

20 May 1918 01/06 To his father, George, Sherbourne Street, describing a "Port Hope Get together" in Surrey, Eng.

09 Dec 1918 01/05 To father, George, describing London's war-end celebrations.

Coupland Milford 27 Sep 1918 01/05 No To his mother, Mrs. SA Coupland, telling her of his injuries.

Craig Ted 04 May 1916 01/05 Yes

12 Jan 1917 01/03

Currie CR 01 Aug 1917 01/05 Yes Report of death to Donald Currie, South St., from Capt. JW Wayman (Chaplain 87th Bttn.).

Douglas Fred 15 Feb 1916 01/06 Yes From England, to the Girls' Bible Class, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Port Hope.

Edmunds George 22 Jun 1917 01/04 Yes

12 Oct 1917 01/06 Report of the death of Gilbert Edwards

Edwards Gilbert 25 Sep 1917 02/06 Yes

Emerson Lorne 04 Oct 1916 01/04 Yes

Fogarty Harold 12 Jul 1916 01/06 Yes

09 May 1917 02/01 Cont'd 10 May: 2/1.

07 Dec 1917 02/03

13 May 1918 01/05 Extracts of a letter written in a Rouen hospital to his parents, detailing his wounding.

Fogarty W. 17 Oct 1917 01/03 Yes

Frenette E. 01 May 1918 01/03 No From a POW camp in Germany to Mrs. JT George of the IODE.

Garbutt Harold 15 Aug 1916 01/04 Yes

17 Feb 1917 03/06

22 Mar 1917 01/03 Report of death.

Giles John 20 Dec 1916 01/03 Yes

Gould George 14 Nov 1916 01/05 Yes

10 Mar 1917 01/05

Green James 27 Sep 1917 01/06 Yes Report of death.

Halliday James TW 11 Oct 1916 01/05 Yes Report of death by Frank J. Whiting. Listed in the "Guide" as John.

Harcourt JV 30 Jan 1919 04/02 Yes

Harcourt Robert 22 Aug 1914 01/03 Yes From Robert of Cobourg Garrison Battery to his father, J.V.Harcourt, informing of arrival in Vancouver.

Harvey Thomas 12 Jan 1917 01/03 Yes

Harwood JV 21 Mar 1916 01/05 Yes To the Guide from France.

Haultain Robin 04 Dec 1914 01/03 Yes Of the 2nd King Edward Horse, from Hounslow Cavalry Barracks, Middlesex, England.

Hayden Sherwood 07 Nov 1916 01/03 Yes

01 May 1917 01/06

22 Nov 1917 01/03

Hemmick Rev. Father WA 20 May 1918 04/02 No Extracts from a letter written to his father, Roland Hemmick of Idalia, Port Hope.

Hills Alex. 09 May 1916 01/03 Yes

Holden John 04 May 1916 01/05 Yes

10 Apr 1918 01/06 Short, friendly note to JR Smith.

Honey Roy 24 Oct 1916 01/05 Yes

19 Jan 1917 01/06

20 Jan 1917 03/06

17 Mar 1917 03/02

Hopkins Fred 19 Nov 1914 01/06 Yes Letter from the Salisbury Plains.

Hussey James 03 Jan 1917 01/05 Yes

Irwin Delbert 18 Jan 1919 03/03 Yes To mother, Mrs. Catharine Irwin, Lindsay, Ontario.

Irwin EE 13 Dec 1917 01/04 Yes

Joyce Norris 01 Nov 1916 01/04 Yes Letter to his mother. Listed in the "Guide" as Norman.

Joyce Wilbert 26 Aug 1915 01/04 Yes To Harold Clarke, dated 10 Au. 39th Batt., Lydd, England.

13 Jun 1916 01/04 Yes

Leuty JG 13 Feb 1917 01/04 Yes

17 May 1917 01/05

23 May 1917 01/03

Lightle William 28 Dec 1916 01/03 Yes

30 Apr 1917 01/03 Report of death.

Maples Richard 09 Jun 1916 01/03 Yes

McIntosh GO 11 Oct 1917 01/05 Yes

McMahon Norman 23 Jun 1917 01/03 Yes

10 Dec 1918 01/06 To father, Alderman TJ McMahon, informing of Norman's death of Spanish influenza on 15 Nov.

McMillan Myrtle 22 Jul 1915 01/03 Yes From France.

23 Jul 1915 01/05 Life in Malta.

McNaughton Mary 16 Aug 1915 01/04 Yes From Queen's Base Hospital, 29 Jul, to "Dear Friends".

11 Sep 1915 01/05 From Alexandria, Egypt, dated 11 Aug.

Micks Robert 12 Mar 1918 01/03 Yes Letter to Mrs. Fair, sis/o Robert Micks, reporting him MIA and presumed killed.

21 May 1918 01/06 Letter to father, Alonzo Micks of Ottawa, reporting presumed dead after 31 Oct 1917 wounding.

Millward Fred L. 09 Jun 1916 01/04 Yes

09 Sep 1916 01/03

18 Jan 1917 01/03

Milne Edward C. 22 May 1917 01/05 Yes Letter of condolence.

05 Feb 1918 01/03 Letter to father, James Milne, Walton St., informing him of son's death in France - KIA.

Mitchell Gordon 28 Nov 1916 01/04 No To his mother, Mrs. Wm. Mitchell, King St., of his travels in Russia.

23 Nov 1917 01/06 A detailed letter to his mother from Vladivostock. Cont'd 24 Nov: 2/1.

Monk George 10 Jul 1915 01/04 No To mother on Strachan Street. 1st Co., 2nd Battalion.

Ogden Harold 12 Jun 1918 01/06 Yes Serving with the US army "somewhere in France". Short note to Mrs. D. Ogden, John St.

29 Jan 1919 02/05 To mother, Mrs. I. Ogden, John St.

Ough Charles 09 Nov 1916 01/05 Yes

Outram Allan 17 Sep 1917 04/02 Yes

18 Dec 1918 01/06 To mother, from Russia.

05 Apr 1919 01/04 Sent by Allan Outram to his mother, Mrs. G. A. Outram, dated Feb. 06, 1919, from Russia.

Pomeroy Arthur 23 Dec 1916 01/07 Yes

02 Feb 1917 01/05

19 Feb 1917 01/05

24 Mar 1917 01/03

Pomeroy WH 13 Nov 1916 01/03 Yes

Porteous HR 13 Jun 1917 01/03 Yes

15 Aug 1917 04/01

Powers Allan A. 18 Jan 1917 01/03 Yes

Ralston GH 14 Nov 1914 01/04 Yes From the SS Grampian (Allan Line) to Salisbury Plains.

21 Nov 1914 01/05

Reynolds Arthur 26 Nov 1914 01/05 Yes Interesting letter, dated 10 Nov., from the Salisbury Plain to his brother, Henry.

30 Nov 1914 01/05 To his sister, Mrs. FG Bouskill.

08 May 1916 01/03

29 May 1917 01/03

Roach Hilton 02 Jun 1916 01/05 Yes

21 Jun 1916 01/05

05 Feb 1919 01/03 To sister, Lenore. Son of P. Roach, Port Hope.

Rosser Sidney 05 Jul 1916 01/06 Yes

Russell JE 31 May 1916 01/06 Yes

Smith Albert 13 Dec 1916 04/02 Yes To his sister, Pearl, Cranberry Road.

Smith Harvey 23 Mar 1918 01/06 Yes Lengthy letter to friend, Roy Adamson. S/o Joseph Smith, Durham Street.

14 Sep 1918 04/02 Lengthy "newsy" letter to Roy Adamson from Camp Witley, England.

Smith Robert 11 Jun 1918 01/06 Yes Lengthy letter to parents, Mrs. & Mrs. J. Smith, Smith St., Port Hope, describing army life.

Snider Cairns 04 Aug 1915 Yes To mother, Mrs. EE Snider. Caesar's Camp north, Shorncliffe, dated 18 Jul.

Snider EE 12 Jan 1917 01/04 Yes Letter of appreciation from Mildred Massie.

Staples Stan 05 Dec 1917 01/04 Yes Report of his death.

Sutherland Donald 09 Jan 1917 01/05 Yes

Trenouth John 10 Apr 1918 04/02 Yes Lengthy description of trip overseas.

Trumper William E. 16 May 1916 01/05 Yes

Uglow W. 19 May 1917 01/05 Yes

Waite CB 05 Apr 1917 01/05 Yes Letter of appreciation from Alfred W. Gunton.

Watts Alf 06 Nov 1914 01/03 Yes From Bustard Camp, Eng. to AE Pipher, Standard Ideal Co. Ltd., Port Hope.

10 Nov 1914 01/05

23 Jul 1915 02/02 From the trenches to his wife.

23 Aug 1915 01/04 From the trenches to his friend, John Hyne, dated 01 Aug, France.

White Benjamin 13 Nov 1918 01/04 Yes Letter to mother, Hope Twp., from Nursing Sister in France describing his injuries.

White Charles H. 23 Nov 1916 01/03 Yes Letter to parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry White, King Street.

White Mark E. 16 Mar 1917 01/03 Yes

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Surname	First name	Issue	Pg/Col	BofR
Adamson	Fred B.	14 Feb 1918	01/02	Yes	Letter to Fred from Brig.-Gen. Victor W. Salum awarding the Military Medal.
Ashman	JC	26 Jul 1915	01/03	Yes	From King George's Hospital, London SE, dated 12 Jul. 1st canadian Contingent.
Austin	Norman	16 Nov 1918	01/06	Yes	Letter to parents relating experiences in France.
Baxter	Harry	17 Nov 1917	02/01	Yes
Bennett	Reuben	10 Oct 1916	01/03	Yes
		11 Jan 1917	01/05		Letter to his mother confirming his death.
Bowman	Miss M.	27 Aug 1915	01/04	No	Former nurse at PH Hospital. From Port Said, dated 03 Aug, to Miss EM Elliott, Hosp. Super..
Brethen	Clarence Arthur	19 Sep 1918	01/05	Yes	To his wife, assuring her that the report of his death was wrong!
Bridges	Roy	23 Nov 1916	01/05	Yes
Carmichael	Grant Thornton	26 Apr 1916	01/05	Yes	Letter to Mrs. GT Carmichael regarding the death of her husband in action.
Chesher	Ernest	16 Feb 1917	01/03	Yes
		12 May 1917	01/06
		15 May 1917	01/04
		01 Sep 1917	01/04
		14 Nov 1918	01/04		To father describing his work as a Gas Instructor.
		27 Dec 1918	01/02		To father, AJ Chesher, from Bramshott, England.
Clark	Charles	01 Aug 1917	01/05	Yes	Report of death to Donald Currie, South St., from Capt. JW Wayman (Chaplain 87th Bttn.).
Clarke	G. Arthur	06 Mar 1917	01/04	Yes
		20 May 1918	01/06		To his father, George, Sherbourne Street, describing a "Port Hope Get together" in Surrey, Eng.
		09 Dec 1918	01/05		To father, George, describing London's war-end celebrations.
Coupland	Milford	27 Sep 1918	01/05	No	To his mother, Mrs. SA Coupland, telling her of his injuries.
Craig	Ted	04 May 1916	01/05	Yes
		12 Jan 1917	01/03
Currie	CR	01 Aug 1917	01/05	Yes	Report of death to Donald Currie, South St., from Capt. JW Wayman (Chaplain 87th Bttn.).
Douglas	Fred	15 Feb 1916	01/06	Yes	From England, to the Girls' Bible Class, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Port Hope.
Edmunds	George	22 Jun 1917	01/04	Yes
		12 Oct 1917	01/06		Report of the death of Gilbert Edwards
Edwards	Gilbert	25 Sep 1917	02/06	Yes
Emerson	Lorne	04 Oct 1916	01/04	Yes
Fogarty	Harold	12 Jul 1916	01/06	Yes
		09 May 1917	02/01		Cont'd 10 May: 2/1.
		07 Dec 1917	02/03
		13 May 1918	01/05		Extracts of a letter written in a Rouen hospital to his parents, detailing his wounding.
Fogarty	W.	17 Oct 1917	01/03	Yes
Frenette	E.	01 May 1918	01/03	No	From a POW camp in Germany to Mrs. JT George of the IODE.
Garbutt	Harold	15 Aug 1916	01/04	Yes
		17 Feb 1917	03/06
		22 Mar 1917	01/03		Report of death.
Giles	John	20 Dec 1916	01/03	Yes
Gould	George	14 Nov 1916	01/05	Yes
		10 Mar 1917	01/05
Green	James	27 Sep 1917	01/06	Yes	Report of death.
Halliday	James TW	11 Oct 1916	01/05	Yes	Report of death by Frank J. Whiting. Listed in the "Guide" as John.
Harcourt	JV	30 Jan 1919	04/02	Yes
Harcourt	Robert	22 Aug 1914	01/03	Yes	From Robert of Cobourg Garrison Battery to his father, J.V.Harcourt, informing of arrival in Vancouver.
Harvey	Thomas	12 Jan 1917	01/03	Yes
Harwood	JV	21 Mar 1916	01/05	Yes	To the Guide from France.
Haultain	Robin	04 Dec 1914	01/03	Yes	Of the 2nd King Edward Horse, from Hounslow Cavalry Barracks, Middlesex, England.
Hayden	Sherwood	07 Nov 1916	01/03	Yes
		01 May 1917	01/06
		22 Nov 1917	01/03
Hemmick	Rev. Father WA	20 May 1918	04/02	No	Extracts from a letter written to his father, Roland Hemmick of Idalia, Port Hope.
Hills	Alex.	09 May 1916	01/03	Yes
Holden	John	04 May 1916	01/05	Yes
		10 Apr 1918	01/06		Short, friendly note to JR Smith.
Honey	Roy	24 Oct 1916	01/05	Yes
		19 Jan 1917	01/06
		20 Jan 1917	03/06
		17 Mar 1917	03/02
Hopkins	Fred	19 Nov 1914	01/06	Yes	Letter from the Salisbury Plains.
Hussey	James	03 Jan 1917	01/05	Yes
Irwin	Delbert	18 Jan 1919	03/03	Yes	To mother, Mrs. Catharine Irwin, Lindsay, Ontario.
Irwin	EE	13 Dec 1917	01/04	Yes
Joyce	Norris	01 Nov 1916	01/04	Yes	Letter to his mother. Listed in the "Guide" as Norman.
Joyce	Wilbert	26 Aug 1915	01/04	Yes	To Harold Clarke, dated 10 Au. 39th Batt., Lydd, England.
		13 Jun 1916	01/04	Yes
Leuty	JG	13 Feb 1917	01/04	Yes
		17 May 1917	01/05
		23 May 1917	01/03
Lightle	William	28 Dec 1916	01/03	Yes
		30 Apr 1917	01/03		Report of death.
Maples	Richard	09 Jun 1916	01/03	Yes
McIntosh	GO	11 Oct 1917	01/05	Yes
McMahon	Norman	23 Jun 1917	01/03	Yes
		10 Dec 1918	01/06		To father, Alderman TJ McMahon, informing of Norman's death of Spanish influenza on 15 Nov.
McMillan	Myrtle	22 Jul 1915	01/03	Yes	From France.
		23 Jul 1915	01/05		Life in Malta.
McNaughton	Mary	16 Aug 1915	01/04	Yes	From Queen's Base Hospital, 29 Jul, to "Dear Friends".
		11 Sep 1915	01/05		From Alexandria, Egypt, dated 11 Aug.
Micks	Robert	12 Mar 1918	01/03	Yes	Letter to Mrs. Fair, sis/o Robert Micks, reporting him MIA and presumed killed.
		21 May 1918	01/06		Letter to father, Alonzo Micks of Ottawa, reporting presumed dead after 31 Oct 1917 wounding.
Millward	Fred L.	09 Jun 1916	01/04	Yes
		09 Sep 1916	01/03
		18 Jan 1917	01/03
Milne	Edward C.	22 May 1917	01/05	Yes	Letter of condolence.
		05 Feb 1918	01/03		Letter to father, James Milne, Walton St., informing him of son's death in France - KIA.
Mitchell	Gordon	28 Nov 1916	01/04	No	To his mother, Mrs. Wm. Mitchell, King St., of his travels in Russia.
		23 Nov 1917	01/06		A detailed letter to his mother from Vladivostock. Cont'd 24 Nov: 2/1.
Monk	George	10 Jul 1915	01/04	No	To mother on Strachan Street. 1st Co., 2nd Battalion.
Ogden	Harold	12 Jun 1918	01/06	Yes	Serving with the US army "somewhere in France". Short note to Mrs. D. Ogden, John St.
		29 Jan 1919	02/05		To mother, Mrs. I. Ogden, John St.
Ough	Charles	09 Nov 1916	01/05	Yes
Outram	Allan	17 Sep 1917	04/02	Yes
		18 Dec 1918	01/06		To mother, from Russia.
		05 Apr 1919	01/04		Sent by Allan Outram to his mother, Mrs. G. A. Outram, dated Feb. 06, 1919, from Russia.
Pomeroy	Arthur	23 Dec 1916	01/07	Yes
		02 Feb 1917	01/05
		19 Feb 1917	01/05
		24 Mar 1917	01/03
Pomeroy	WH	13 Nov 1916	01/03	Yes
Porteous	HR	13 Jun 1917	01/03	Yes
		15 Aug 1917	04/01
Powers	Allan A.	18 Jan 1917	01/03	Yes
Ralston	GH	14 Nov 1914	01/04	Yes	From the SS Grampian (Allan Line) to Salisbury Plains.
		21 Nov 1914	01/05
Reynolds	Arthur	26 Nov 1914	01/05	Yes	Interesting letter, dated 10 Nov., from the Salisbury Plain to his brother, Henry.
		30 Nov 1914	01/05		To his sister, Mrs. FG Bouskill.
		08 May 1916	01/03
		29 May 1917	01/03
Roach	Hilton	02 Jun 1916	01/05	Yes
		21 Jun 1916	01/05
		05 Feb 1919	01/03		To sister, Lenore. Son of P. Roach, Port Hope.
Rosser	Sidney	05 Jul 1916	01/06	Yes
Russell	JE	31 May 1916	01/06	Yes
Smith	Albert	13 Dec 1916	04/02	Yes	To his sister, Pearl, Cranberry Road.
Smith	Harvey	23 Mar 1918	01/06	Yes	Lengthy letter to friend, Roy Adamson. S/o Joseph Smith, Durham Street.
		14 Sep 1918	04/02		Lengthy "newsy" letter to Roy Adamson from Camp Witley, England.
Smith	Robert	11 Jun 1918	01/06	Yes	Lengthy letter to parents, Mrs. & Mrs. J. Smith, Smith St., Port Hope, describing army life.
Snider	Cairns	04 Aug 1915		Yes	To mother, Mrs. EE Snider. Caesar's Camp north, Shorncliffe, dated 18 Jul.
Snider	EE	12 Jan 1917	01/04	Yes	Letter of appreciation from Mildred Massie.
Staples	Stan	05 Dec 1917	01/04	Yes	Report of his death.
Sutherland	Donald	09 Jan 1917	01/05	Yes
Trenouth	John	10 Apr 1918	04/02	Yes	Lengthy description of trip overseas.
Trumper	William E.	16 May 1916	01/05	Yes
Uglow	W.	19 May 1917	01/05	Yes
Waite	CB	05 Apr 1917	01/05	Yes	Letter of appreciation from Alfred W. Gunton.
Watts	Alf	06 Nov 1914	01/03	Yes	From Bustard Camp, Eng. to AE Pipher, Standard Ideal Co. Ltd., Port Hope.
		10 Nov 1914	01/05
		23 Jul 1915	02/02		From the trenches to his wife.
		23 Aug 1915	01/04		From the trenches to his friend, John Hyne, dated 01 Aug, France.
White	Benjamin	13 Nov 1918	01/04	Yes	Letter to mother, Hope Twp., from Nursing Sister in France describing his injuries.
White	Charles H.	23 Nov 1916	01/03	Yes	Letter to parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry White, King Street.
White	Mark E.	16 Mar 1917	01/03	Yes