Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Tag: Borden [Ontario]

Artifact 1940-07-16 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Mar 14, 2020

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January 22, 2022

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

Borden [Ontario], Camp Borden, Cliff Kaake, Elton [Newman], Essex Scottish Regiment, German prisoners, Halifax, Montreal, New Brunswich, Onnellee [Reive], parade, Quebec, Quebec City, Red Cross, red cross ladies, route march, sister, St. Lawrence River, Three Rivers, train

“There were red cross ladies at that station handing out cigarettes & chocolate bars.”
Artifact 1940-07-15 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Mar 8, 2020

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January 22, 2022

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

Borden [Ontario], breakfast, Camp Borden, Glen Piper, Halifax, Montreal, Onnellee [Reive], railway, Smiths Falls, Toronto [Ontario]

“What land there was had hay cut on it & nothing over half an acre in size.”
Artifact 1940-06-11 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Feb 8, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Barrie, Borden, Camp Borden, Frances Newman, Letter, Military Movement, Ottawa, Toronto

A.W.L. [Away Without Leave], Alvin S. {Sanford], Aunt Clara [Hutzel], Barrie [Ontario], Borden [Ontario], Broncitis, Burns Bros., Charlie [Charles Manchester], Clifford Kaake, Garnet, George Woods, Glen Piper, Jack, Jimmie [Woods], John Hutzel, Marshall (Marsh) Healey, Minets Paint, Mort, Mrs. Kaake, Olinda [Ontario], Ontario Tank Regt., Ottawa [Ontario], Peggy, Staples, Toronto [Ontario], Wanda

“I have had a bad cold and I went to the doctor. They said I had acute Broncitis.”