The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester
This series of pages list the World War II correspondence artifacts of Harry William Manchester chronologically, sorted by year, starting from September, 1939 and extending to July, 1945. In addition, a concise commentary of each year’s events is provided.
The photograph above is L/Cpl Harry William Manchester of No. 2 Company, Canadian Provo Corps, at Elm Craft House, Preston Road, Brighton, England, circa 1941.
The historical timeline of correspondence is presented by years:
Last Update:
© 2026 HarryManchester.com. 2017-2026 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission prohibited.
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
Advance Party Air Raid Aldershot Base P.O. bombing Borden [Ontario] Camp Borden Charlie [Charles Manchester] cigarettes cigs cousin Dot [Dorothy] Elton [Newman] England Essex Scottish Regiment Frances [Newman] Gladys Glen Piper Halifax Hospital Jimmie Tweedale Jimmie [Woods] Kiddies La Verne La Verne Woods La Verne Woods [née Manchester] London [Ontario] major Marshall (Marsh) Healey military leave Onnellee [Reive] Onn [Onnellee Reive] parade Pearl Pearl’s sister Peggy police Regiment Ross [Reive] ship sister tonsils Toronto [Ontario] train United Kingdom