While indexing the vital statistics in the Evening Guide microfilms for 1914-1919, we also compiled an index of 200 published letters to family and friends from overseas. Many are extracts from full letters and all have been subject to military censorship. Some are detailed in their contents and many merely chatty letters home.
Included are the newspaper issue, page, and column number, and whether or not the person appears in the Book of Remembrance. The hyperlinked (underlined) surnames take you to a photograph and/or biography of that soldier or Nursing Sister.

Surname	Given name	Issue	Page/ Column	Book of Remembrance	Notes
Adamson	Frederick Byron	14 Feb 1918	1/2	Yes	Letter to Fred from Brigadier-General Victor W. Salum awarding the Military Medal.
Arkless	Frank	11 Aug 1917	1/3	Yes	KIA circumstances to his mother, Mrs. Henry Arkless, Cavcan Street.
Ashman	John Charles	26 Jul 1915	1/3	Yes	From King George's Hospital, London SE, dated 12 Jul, 1st Canadian Contingent.
Austin	George	29 Dec 1914 13 Jan 1915 08 Feb 1915 02 Mar 1915	1/4 1/3 1/3 1/5	Yes	Very brief Christmas greeting to his wife & children. To his wife from Salisbury Plains. Cable from Salisbury Plains informing his wife that he has spinal meningitis. Report to his wife re his recovery.
Austin	Norman	16 Nov 1918	1/6	Yes	Letter to parents relating experiences in France.
Baxter	Harry	17 Nov 1917	2/1	Yes	To his mother and sister describing the Vimy battle.
Bell	George William	26 May 1917	1/5	Yes	KIA letter to Mr. Alfred Grice, a former employer, of Hope Township.
Bennett	Reuben	10 Oct 1916 11 Jan 1917	1/3 1/5	Yes	To mother, from France. A condolence letter to his mother from Sgt. Powell, after Reuben's death.
Bowman	Miss Maude	27 Aug 1915	1/4	No	Former nurse at Port Hope Hospital. From Port Said, dated 03 Aug to Miss E.M. Elliott, Hospital Superintendent.
Brethen	Clarence Arthur	19 Sep 1918	1/5	Yes	To his wife, assuring her that the report of his death was incorrect!
Bridges	Percy	28 Sep 1918	1/6	Yes	To his mother, describing holidaying in London and Edinburgh.
Bridges	Roy	23 Nov 1916	1/5	Yes	To his parents, describing his wounds and conditions in a French hospital.
Carmichael	Grant Thornton	08 Oct 1915 26 Apr 1916	1/4 1/5	Yes	Short note on trench life to Charles Britton, British Hotel. Letter to Mrs. G.T. Carmichael regarding the death of her husband in action.
Carruthers	Thomas	15 May 1916	1/4	Yes	Thanking Mrs. WE Long for sent gifts.
Chambers	Thomas LeRoy	11 Jun 1917	1/4	No	KIA condolence letter to mother in Peterborough on his death. Nephew of Mrs. Frank Osland of Canton.
Chesher	Ernest	16 Feb 1917 12 May 1917 15 May 1917 30 Jul 1917 01 Sep 1917 14 Nov 1918 28 Dec 1918	1/3 1/6 1/4 1/6 1/4 1/4 1/2	Yes	Letters to mother & brother, Clifford, describing an aerial battle. "Chatty" letter to parents re life in the trenches at Vimy. Front line news & mention of his "trench foot". Describing a London air raid. Describes excellent treatment of wounded in hospital. To father describing his work as a Gas Instructor. To father, A.J. Chesher, from Bramshott, England.
Clark	Charles	01 Aug 1917	1/5	Yes	Report of death to Donald Currie, South Street, from Captain J.W. Wayman (Chaplain, 87th Battallion).
Clarke	G. Arthur	06 Mar 1917 20 May 1918 30 Jul 1918 09 Dec 1918	1/4 1/6 1/3 1/5	Yes	To father, describing life at Crowborough Camp, England. To his father, George, Sherbourne Street, describing a "Port Hope get-together" in Surrey, England. To his family from Whitly Camp. To father, George, describing London's war-end celebrations.
Coupland	Milford	27 Sep 1918	1/5	No	To his mother, Mrs. S.A. Coupland, telling her of his injuries.
Craig	W. Edward "Ted"	04 May 1916 12 Jan 1917	1/5 1/3	Yes	To his mother about life in Shorncliffe Camp. To his parents, describing camp life.
Currie	A.R.	01 Aug 1917	1/5	Yes	Report of death to Donald Currie, South Street, from Capt. J.W. Wayman (Chaplain 87th Bttn.).
Douglas	Fred	15 Feb 1916	1/6	Yes	From England, to the Girls' Bible Class, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Port Hope.
Eakins	James	22 Jun 1915	1/5	Yes	To TB Chalk from the front lines.
Edmunds	George	22 Jun 1917	1/4	Yes	Zeppelin attack at Otterpool.
Edmunds	Jack	13 Aug 1915	1/4	Yes	To his mother re Shorncliffe life.
Edwards	Gilbert	17 Sep 1915 25 Sep 1917 12 Oct 1916	1/6 2/6 1/6	Yes	A "newsy letter from England" to JH Wilson. Letter to Miss Fox re death of her brother, Charles. How he met his death, from Lt.-Col. L. McLaughlin to his mother. Recommendation for Military Cross.
Elliott	Ridd	23 Apr 1917	1/6	Yes	To mother, Mrs. R.R. Elliott, Walton Street, re the importance of mail time.
Emerson	Lorne	04 Oct 1916	1/4	Yes	To Mrs. N.E. Jenkins, describing trench life in France.
Fairhurst	John	24 Jun 1916	1/5	Yes	Letter describing his death.
Fogarty	Harold Cecil	12 Jul 1916 09 May 1917 07 Dec 1917 13 May 1918	1/6 2/1 2/3 1/5	Yes	To his parents, describing life at Camp Borden. Continued 10 May: 2/1. To his mother during a lull in fighting. Extracts of a letter written in a Rouen hospital to his parents, detailing his wounding.
Fogarty	William Charles	17 Oct 1917	1/3	Yes	Lengthy description of the battle in which he was blinded.
Foster	Thomas	07 Jun 1916	1/6	Yes	Reply to the Baptist Church from hospital.
Frenette	Emery	01 May 1918	1/3	No	From a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany to Mrs. J.T. George of the IODE.
Garbutt	Harold	15 Aug 1916 17 Feb 1917 07 Mar 1917 22 Mar 1917	1/4 3/6 1/4 1/3	Yes	To mother, describing life in London. Daily life in the trenches. Death of Harold. Details of death.
Giles	John	20 Dec 1916	1/3	Yes	To his wife, from France.
Gould	George	14 Nov 1916 10 Mar 1917	1/5 1/5	Yes	To Mrs. A.E. Pipher, describing life at the Front. From Bear Wood Convalescent Hospital.
Green	James	27 Sep 1917	1/6	Yes	Report of death.
Halliday	James Thomas Wainright	11 Oct 1916	1/5	Yes	Report of death by Frank J. Whiting. Listed in the Guide as John.
Harcourt	John Vernon	30 Jan 1919	4/2	Yes	To P.H. Horton re occupation life in Bonn, Germany.
Harcourt	Robert	22 Aug 1914	1/3	Yes	From Robert of Cobourg Garrison Battery to his father, J.V. Harcourt, informing of his arrival in Vancouver.
Harvey	Thomas	12 Jan 1917	1/3	Yes	To William McLellan, describing camp life in England.
Harwood	John Vincent	21 Mar 1916	1/5	No	To the Guide from France.
Haultain	Robin	04 Dec 1914	1/3	Yes	Of the 2nd King Edward Horse, from Hounslow Cavalry Barracks, Middlesex, England.
Hayden	Sherwood	07 Nov 1916 01 May 1917 22 Nov 1917	1/3 1/6 1/3	Yes	Describing trench life, from Shoreham Hospital. To the Daughters of the Empire, thanking for parcels & describing daily life in England. Lengthy letter from France to his mother re trench warfare.
Hemmick	Rev. Father William Anthony	20 May 1918	4/2	No	Extracts from a letter written to his father, Roland Hemmick of Idalia, Port Hope.
Hills	Alexander	09 May 1916	1/3	Yes	To William Marvin, describing daily life in England.
Holden	John	27 Nov 1914 20 Jan 1916 04 May 1916 10 Apr 1918	1/5 1/3 1/5 1/6	Yes	To Sherman Gifford re training in Kingston. To AE Pipher re lost Port Hoper, Albert Gloyne. To Mrs. H. Dore, from Belgium. Short, friendly note to J.R. Smith.
Honey	Roy	24 Oct 1916 19 Jan 1917 20 Jan 1917 17 Mar 1917	1/5 1/6 3/6 3/2	Yes	To his father, describing his sea trip to England and daily camp life. To his father, describing upcoming Christmas preparations. To his sister re how he spent Christmas in England. A chatty note to his father, from East Sandling, England.
Hopkins	Albert	21 May 1915	1/7	Yes	To wife re plight of refugees in France.
Hopkins	Fred	19 Nov 1914 19 May 1915	1/6 1/4	Yes	Brief note to mother re Christmas preparations at Salisbury Plains. To mother, from Belgium, a chatty letter of calm.
Hussey	James	Jan 1917	1/5	Yes	Life at the Front, France.
Irwin	Delbert	18 Jan 1919	3/3	Yes	To mother, Mrs. Catharine Irwin, Lindsay, Ontario.
Irwin	Edgar Edward	13 Dec 1917	1/4	Yes	A letter re his views on death.
Joyce	Norris	01 Nov 1916	1/4	Yes	Letter to his mother. Listed in the "Guide" as Norman.
Joyce	Wilbert	26 Aug 1915 07 Jun 1916 13 Jun 1916	1/4 1/6 1/4	Yes	To Harold Clarke, dated 10 Aug, 39th Battallion, Lydd, England. To Miss Brown, expressing appreciation for gifts sent. Reply to the Baptist Church from hospital.
Lee	Joseph	27 Mar 1915	1/5	Yes	To Henry White, MP, from France, relating feelings of the war.
Leuty	John Gill	13 Feb 1917 17 May 1917 18 May 1917 23 May 1917	1/4 1/5 1/4 1/3	Yes	To Miss May Rowden, thanking her for socks. Letter to his wife re his story of a trench battle. Description of a trench battle. Describing his accommodation at Clarence House in London.
Lightle	William	28 Dec 1916 30 Apr 1917	1/3 1/3	Yes	Two letters informing father, David, & sister, Mrs. A.E. Fulford (Lucy) of William's death. Report of death.
MacMillan	Myrtle	23 Jul 1915 25 Jul 1915 18 Aug 1916 13 Sep 1915	1/5 1/4 1/5 1/3	Yes	To mother re nursing chores in France. To her sister re daily nursing life in France. Description of nursing routines. To family re trip to Alexandria, Egypt.
MacNaughton	Mary	16 Aug 1915 11 Sep 1915 19 Sep 1915 13 Oct 1915	1/4 1/5 1/5 1/5	Yes	From Queen's Base Hospital, 29 Jul, to "Dear Friends". From Alexandria, Egypt, re leisure life, dated 11 Aug. "Queen's Hospital is stationed in a desert": life in Cairo. To sister, Flossie MacNaughton, re hospital & work in Cairo.
Maples	Richard	09 Jun 1916 29 Dec 1916	1/3 1/4	Yes	To his mother, describing life in the Belgium trenches. To aunt Louise Maples, about the "instincts of a horse".
Mason	Harry	30 May 1917	1/5	No	Condolence letter to father, W.E. Mason, of Canton. Photo.
McCallister	Walter Harold	10 Nov 1914 18 Mar 1915 19 Mar 1915 31 Mar 1915 18 May 1915 09 Oct 1915	1/5 1/4 1/3 1/6 1/4 1/3	Yes	To his dad, relating daily life on Salisbury Plains. A friendly letter to Percy Nixon from the front lines. To father, William, letting him know he was okay in France. To his mother, a lengthy letter about trench life. To his mother re trench warfare. Lengthy letter re Langemarck battle.
McIntosh	G.O.	11 Oct 1917	1/5	Yes	Description of trench warfare.
McMahon	Norman	23 Jun 1917 10 Dec 1918	1/3 1/6	Yes	To father, a "newsy" letter from Shorncliffe Camp. To father, Alderman T.J. McMahon, informing of Norman's death of Spanish influenza on 15 Nov.
McLean	Norman	12 May 1915 13 May 1915 01 Jun 1915 15 Jun 1915	1/5 1/6 1/5 1/6	No	To his father, Col. William McLean, Mill Street, written at sea. Written at sea. To father from West Sandling Camp, England, re "beautiful British countryside". To brother, Stanley of Toronto, re London life.
McNaughton	Ivo	30 Mar 1915	1/5	Yes	A chatty letter to mother, Walton Street.
McQuade	Edward Patrick	23 Dec 1916	2/1	Yes	As a prisoner-of-war in Germany, a postcard to his mother.
Mercer	William	06 Jul 1917	1/4	Yes	His war experiences in a letter to the Guide.
Micks	Robert	12 Mar 1918 21 May 1918	1/3 1/6	Yes	Letter to Mrs. Fair, sister of Robert Micks, reporting him missing in action and presumed killed. Letter to father, Alonzo Micks of Ottawa, reporting presumed dead after 31 Oct 1917 wounding.
Millward	Frederick Louis	09 Jun 1916 09 Sep 1916 18 Jan 1917	1/4 1/3 1/3	Yes	To mother re trench life in Belgium. To wife re graphic account of a charge. A chatty note to his mother, describing New Year's Eve in London.
Milne	Edward Charles	22 May 1917 05 Feb 1918	1/5 1/3	Yes	Letter of condolence. Letter to father, James Milne, Walton Street, informing him of son's death in France - killed in action.
Mitchell	Gordon	28 Nov 1916 23 Nov 1917	1/4 1/6	No	To his mother, Mrs. William Mitchell, King Street, of his travels in Russia. A detailed letter to his mother from Vladivostock. Continued 24 Nov: 2/1.
Ogden	Harold	12 Jun 1918 29 Jan 1919	1/6 2/5	Yes	Serving with the US army "somewhere in France". Short note to Mrs. D. Ogden, John Street. To mother, Mrs. I. Ogden, John Street.
Ough	Charles	09 Nov 1916	1/5	Yes	A newsy letter to Rev. Spidell.
Outram	Allan	17 Sep 1917 18 Dec 1918 05 Apr 1919	4/2 1/6 1/4	Yes	To his mother, describing trench life and his recent leave. To mother, from Russia. Sent by Allan Outram to his mother, Mrs. G. A. Outram, dated 06 Feb, from Russia.
Parker	Eric	04 Nov 1915	1/4	Yes	Short note to his mother re trench life in France.
Pomeroy	Arthur	23 Dec 1916 02 Feb 1917 19 Feb 1917 24 Mar 1917	1/7 1/5 1/5 1/3	Yes	To his father, describing life in the trenches. To father, describing night work in No-Man's Land. To father, describing trench life. To father, describing a gas attack on German trenches.
Pomeroy	William Henry	13 Nov 1916	1/3	Yes	To his wife, a description of the battle in which he was wounded.
Porteous	Harvey Robert	13 Jun 1917 15 Aug 1917	1/3 4/1	Yes	To the Guide, life in Shorncliffe Camp. Daily life in Roffey Camp, England.
Powers	Allan A.	18 Jan 1917	1/3	Yes	To his parents, re Christmas in France.
Ralston	George H.	21 Nov 1914 06 Dec 1914 08 Jan 1915 12 Jan 1915 16 Jan 1915 02 Mar 1915 08 May 1915 29 May 1915 14 Nov 1915	1/5 1/3 1/3 1/4 1/3 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/4	Yes	To his wife, about life in England. Life at Salisbury Plains. Salisbury Plains news. From New Copse Farm Camp. Christmas at Salisbury Plains to his wife. Daily life at Devizes, England. From Belgium. Progress in France. From the SS Grampian (Allan Line) to Salisbury Plains.
Reynolds	Arthur	26 Nov 1914 30 Nov 1914 13 Jan 1915 19 Mar 1915 10 May 1915 01 Jun 1915 08 May 1916 29 May 1917	1/5 1/5 1/3 1/5 1/6 1/4 1/3 1/3	Yes	Interesting letter, dated 10 Nov, from Salisbury Plains to his brother, Henry. To his sister, Mrs. F.G. Bouskill, re trip at sea & life at Salisbury Plains. Arthur to RB Thompson from Salisbury Plains. To his brother, Henry, re daily life in the trenches. To his sister, Mrs. Fred Bouskill, re billeting in Belgium. To Charles Britton of the British Hotel: "now on the firing line". A letter to the Women's Institute, acknowledging gifts. To John Laurie re battle description.
Roach	Hilton	02 Jun 1916 21 Jun 1916 05 Feb 1919	1/5 1/5 1/3	Yes	To his mother re battalion life in Belgium. To his mother re trench life. To sister, Lenore. Son of P. Roach, Port Hope.
Rosser	Sidney	05 Jul 1916	1/6	Yes	To his wife "from the firing line".
Russell	James E.	31 May 1916	1/6	Yes	To his sister, re trench life in Flanders.
Smith	Albert	13 Dec 1916	4/2	Yes	To his sister, Pearl, Cranberry Road.
Smith	Harvey	23 Mar 1918 14 Sep 1918	1/6 4/2	Yes	Lengthy letter to friend, Roy Adamson. Son of Joseph Smith, Durham Street. Lengthy newsy letter to Roy Adamson from Camp Witley, England.
Smith	Robert	11 Jun 1918	1/6	Yes	Lengthy letter to parents, Mrs. & Mrs. J. Smith, Smith Street, Port Hope, describing army life.
Snider	Cairns	04 Aug 1915 07 Dec 1915	1/5 1/6	Yes	To mother, Mrs. E.E. Snider. Caesar's Camp north, Shorncliffe, dated 18 Jul. To his father re life on the battlefront.
Snider	Eber Egerton	12 Jan 1917	1/4	Yes	Letter of appreciation from Mildred Massie.
Staples	Stan	05 Dec 1917	1/4	Yes	A letter to his mother re his being KIA.
Sutherland	Donald	09 Jan 1917	1/5	Yes	Life in the trenches in France & a witnessed aerial combat.
Tarrington	James	03 May 1918	1/3	Yes	A lengthy letter of family desperation.
Taylor	Arthur	22 Dec 1917	1/3	Yes	A letter about his Military Medal award.
Trenouth	John	10 Apr 1918	4/2	Yes	Lengthy description of trip overseas.
Trumper	William E.	16 May 1916	1/5	Yes	To his mother, from France, describing wounds.
Uglow	Walter Denzil	19 May 1917	1/5	Yes	To his mother re injuries sustained.
Wade	Matthew	23 Jan 1915 25 Jan 1915	1/6 1/3	Yes	Detailed Christmas doings at Salisbury Plains. To Miss Violet Carr re his recent illness.
Waite	Charles Bertam	05 Apr 1917	1/5	Yes	Letter of appreciation from Alfred W. Gunton.
Walsh	Thomas Morrow	13 Nov 1916	1/5	Yes	Letter to father, Alexander, from Claude H. Hill, re Missing in action.
Watt	Elmo Wesley	15 Jun 1917	1/3	Yes	At his aunt, Gertie Philp, re POW camp life.
Watts	Alfred	06 Nov 1914 08 Jul 1915 23 Jul 1915 23 Aug 1915	1/3 1/3 2/2 1/4	Yes	From Bustard Camp, England to A.E. Pipher, Standard Ideal Co. Ltd., Port Hope. "All are having a good time!" To AE Pipher re trench warfare. From the trenches to his wife, Ada. From the trenches to his friend, John Hyne, dated 01 Aug, France, chatting about local boys.
White	Benjamin	13 Nov 1918	1/4	Yes	Letter to mother in Hope Township from Nursing Sister in France describing his injuries.
White	Charles H.	23 Nov 1916	1/3	Yes	Letter to parents, Mr. & Mrs. Henry White, King Street.
White	Mark E.	16 Mar 1917	1/3	Yes	To his wife, describing his 3-day battlefield "burial".
Wickett	Roy	20 Oct 1915	1/4	Yes	Letter to Norman Jennings from Shorncliffe Camp.
Wilson	Lionel Benjamin	25 Nov 1918	1/4	Yes	Telegram to father, Leo, informing him of his death at sea.
Yates	Willliam Lawrence	28 Nov 1917	1/5	Yes	Letter to father re son's death, with photo.
Youden	Thomas William	08 Aug 1917	1/4	Yes	KIA letter to his brother.

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