Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Tag: George Woods

Artifact 1940-09-24 – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

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Editor One

Apr 26, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Aldershot, Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.), Canada, England, Frances Newman, George Woods, Highland Park, Jimmie Woods, Letter, London, Michigan, Military Police, Ontario, Pearl, Pearl’s Cousin, United Kingdom, United States, Windsor

ambulance drivers, Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.), bomb damage, cooks, Eleanor, George Woods, girl from London, Grace Hospital, Hospital, ironing, Jimmie [Woods], laundry, Military Police, nurses, Packard [Automobile], Pearl, Pearl's cousin, Woods family

“I never saw so much military work done in my life before & I hope I never see it again”
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.”