Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Tag: Advance Party

Artifact 1940-06-06 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Feb 7, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Angus, Camp Borden, Frances Newman, Letter, Ruthven

Advance Party, Bob Diamond, Charlie [Charles Manchester], chicks, Elton [Newman], England, farming, Gladys, La Verne Woods [née Manchester], Mrs. H., Murray, Onnellee [Reive], pullets, scheme, Windsor [Ontario]

“The advance party left for England to-day. That is the whole division. About 50 went from our Regt.”
Artifact 1940-06-04 – Letter to La Verne Woods

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Editor One

Feb 2, 2020

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January 31, 2023

in 1940, Angus, Camp Borden, Cedar Beach, Highland Park, La Verne Woods (née Manchester), Letter

Advance Party, Air Force, Anomaly Flag, Cedar Beach [Ontario], England, Frances [Newman], Jimmie [Woods], Onnellee [Reive]

‘There was a big fire over at the airport about 7 O’clock and I went over. At first we thought it was a plane crashed…”
Artifact 1940-06-02 (Assumed) – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Jan 26, 2020

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January 31, 2023

in 1940, Barrie, Camp Borden, Editor’s Comment, Frances Newman, Letter, Ottawa, Ruthven, Toronto, Windsor

Advance Party, Anomaly Flag, Barrie [Ontario], C.B., Davie Davidson, Dot [Dorothy], Elton [Newman], Glen Piper, La Verne Woods [née Manchester], Mabel, Marshall (Marsh) Healey, Ottawa [Ontario], Pearl’s sister, Ryall’s, Toronto [Ontario]

“Well I just got finished pealing the pineapple for supper & I put the sugar on it. You didn’t have to send sugar as there is plenty of sugar yet.”