Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Tag: Elton [Newman]

Artifact 1940-11-05 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Jan 10, 2022

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Aldershot, Elton Newman, Essex, Essex Scottish Regiment, Frances Newman, Jimmie Tweedale, Kitchen, Letter, Louie Clifford, Military Police, Orderly Room, Pat Burling, Peggy

Air Raid, bender, death of Pat Burling, Elton [Newman], Gerries [Germans], Gerry [Germans], Jim [the Corporal of police], Jimmie Tweedale, Louie Clifford, over flight, Pat Burling, Peg[gy], sister, the Kiddies

“But a Gerry just flew over & he was real low.”
Artifact 1940-10-24 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Jan 3, 2022

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January 7, 2023

in 1940, Aldershot, Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.), Burns Bros., Butch Mallott, Detention Center, Elton Newman, Eva Robson, Frances Newman, Glen Piper, Hugh Burling, Jimmie Tweedale, Letter, Military Leave, Military Police, Onnellee Reive, Pat Burling, Pearl, Pearl’s Cousin, Pearl’s Sister, Royal Canadian Engineers (R.C.E.)

"Gerry", A.T.S. [Auxillary Territorial Service], bombing, Butch Mallott, C.A.S.F., Chinese Checkers, cousin, darts, detention center, Elton [Newman], Eva [Pearl's cousin], Glen, Hugh Burling, Jimmie Tweedale, leave, London [Ontario], London [UK], Onn [Onnellee Reive], Pat [Burling?], Pearl's sister, police, R.C.E. [Royal Canadian Engineers], refugee children, ship, ship sinking, sister, Stewy, the Burns, tonsils, xmas

“I’m sorry you haven’t heard from me for so long. It isn’t because I haven’t written. It must be as you said. It went down on that ship with those refugee children.”
Artifact 1940-10-05 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

May 21, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Aldershot, Burns Bros., Canada, Clarence, Ducky Rome, Elmer, Elton Newman, England, Eula, Frances Newman, Glen Piper, La Verne Woods (née Manchester), Letter, Lillian, London, Military Leave, Montreal, Mort, Onnellee Reive, Ontario, Pearl, Pearl’s Cousin, Pearl’s Sister, Quebec, Ruthven, Stewy Mossips, United Kingdom, Windsor

bombing raid, Burns' boys [brothers], canned goods, cigarettes, Clarence [unspecified], Ducky Rome, Elmer [unspecified], Elton [Newman], Eula [unspecified], Glen [Piper], John [unspecified], Kiddies, La Verne [Woods], lawyer, Lillian [unspecified], military leave, Mort [unspecified], Onn. [Onnelle Reive], Pearl, Pearl’s sister, Pearl's cousin, pies, razor blades, Regiment, shilling, Stewy Mossips, wedding

“We are having quite a bit of bombing Franc. But London has been getting the worst of it.”
Artifact 1940-08-23 – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

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Editor One

Mar 20, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Aldershot, Elton Newman, England, Essex Scottish Regiment, Frances Newman, Highland Park, Jimmie Woods, La Verne Woods (née Manchester), Letter, London, Michigan, Military Leave, Military Police, Onnellee Reive, Peggy, United Kingdom, United States

Aldershot, Barracks, Eleanor, Elton [Newman], England, Essex Scottish Regiment, Franc, girl friend, Jimmie, La Verne Woods, London [Ontario], military leave, Onnellee [Reive], Peggy, prisoners, sister, Sweet Caporal Tobacco Co., United Kingdom, Wilfred

“It isn’t so bad over here if my relatives & friends were here & if tobacco’s & razor blades & other necessities wer’nt so high in price.”
Artifact 1940-07-16 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

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 1940-07-10 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Mar 7, 2020

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January 16, 2023

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

battle range, cleaners, Elton [Newman], Onnellee [Reive], white flannels

“…I want you to send my white flannels to the cleaners & be sure they bring them back by next Sat.”
Artifact 1940-06-25 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Mar 4, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Camp Borden, Frances Newman, Letter

Barrie [Ontario], Corporal Such, Elton [Newman], Marion [Newman], Marjorie [Newman], Onnellee [Reive], Peggy, Post master, Ross [Reive], scene

“It seemed whenever there was anything to pay, you girls dug down for it.”
Artifact 1940-06-21 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Feb 8, 2020

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January 22, 2022

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

Aunt Clara [Hutzel], Aunt Lena, Bob, Cottam, Dot [Dorothy], Elton [Newman], gas respirator, Gladys, Glen Piper, Great Coats, Jeff, Johnny Burn’s wife, La Verne Woods [née Manchester], Peggy, Ross [Reive], Wilbur

“We heard from Jeff & he said he had a car accide…”
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 1940-06-02 (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.”