Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Category: Halifax

Artifact 1940-10-16 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Jan 1, 2022

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February 1, 2023

in 1940, Aldershot, Aunt Della, Balmoral Chapter I.O.D.E., Boarding Card, Eva Robson, Frances Newman, Halifax, Leamington, Letter, Mess Card, Miscellaneous, Onnellee Reive

bombing, bombing raid

“Boy Sat. nite in London the bombs were really falling.”
Artifact 1940-07-20-b – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Mar 16, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Burns Bros., Camp Borden, Canada, Canteen, Frances Newman, Glen Piper, Halifax, La Verne Woods (née Manchester), Letter, Nova Scotia, Peggy, Ruthven

Base P.O., Burns Bros., Camp Borden, canteen, decks, Essex Scottish Regiment, Franc, friend, German prisoners, Glen Piper, Halifax, La Verne Woods [née Manchester], Nova Scotia, officers, parade, Peggy, refugees, route march, ship, sister, the city

“I have saw quite a number of refugees & also german prisoners.”
Artifact 1940-07-20 – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

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Editor One

Mar 15, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Base P.O., Camp Borden, Frances Newman, Halifax, Highland Park, Jimmie Woods, La Verne Woods (née Manchester), Letter, London, Michigan, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Ruthven, United States

Base P.O., Company B, daughter, Essex Scottish Regiment, Frances Newman, Halifax, Jimmie [Woods], London [Ontario], Nova Scotia, Ontario, sister, son, train

“Well there isn’t much I can say xxx these letters as to were I am. As the people are not supposed to know until we reach our destination.”