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H.J.C. Peirs to Father Peirs, 15 November 1915
No full textJack writes to his father about his billets and shellfire
H.J.C. Peirs to Cecily, 17 December 1915
No full textJack laments delayed mail and discusses
gassing drill with
description of different kinds of gas masks
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 14 February 1916
No full textJack writes to his father, recounting the latest exchanges with Germans
and compares different kinds of weapons
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 18 April 1916
No full textJack discusses packages from home amd
talks about finances
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 8 September 1916
No full textJack has been in and out of trenches and is not up to date on the news in a letter to his mother;
hopes to have a break now but it is unclear
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 11 September 1916
No full textJack feels bad in a letter to his mother;
went to town previous day and
talks about Zeppelins over England
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 10 September 1916
No full textJack laments delayed postage and checks in a letter to his father. He
sent some men to the beach for a rest and
held church outside in an orchard
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 20 September 1916
No full textThe battalion has changed billets
and has a substitute Canadian doctor for now. Jack
mentions use of tanks at the Somme in a letter to his father
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 4 November 1916
No full textJack thinks commanding officer will be back soon;
reflects on his time in charge of battalion
asks for telescope to be sent from home
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 28 June 1917
No full textJack spent 3 days in trenches, now out; recalls
Germans were flying planes overhead
and had the advantage of higher ground