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H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 10 February 1916
No full textJack does not expect to get leave until March; pram is back in working order and the
weather is still very cold
H.J.C. Peirs to Family, 21 February 1916
No full textJack writes to his family, telling them about gas shells and
plans to go to Poperingthe the next day
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 16 April 1916
No full textJack writes another letter to his mother about the pram accident
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 31 May 1916
No full textJack writes to his mother about the war ending in the fall; jokes about
keeping a book of guesses of armistice date
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 6 June 1916
No full textJack celebrates
Canadian soldiers retaking lost territory and mourns the
death of Kitchener in a letter to his mother
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 24 June 1916
No full textJack talks about finances, insurance
repairs for the pram and
mentions the Gazette.
Now at a farm which is being badly shelle
H.J.C. Peirs to Cecily, 23 July 1916
No full textJack describes poor conditions at previous billet and the
use of airplanes at low altitudes on the southern front in a letter to his sister
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 27 July 1916
No full textJack details struggles to attain billets in a letter to his mother
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 4 August 1916
No full textJack discusses issues getting gas for the pram in a letter to his father;
leave not probable in the near future
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 12 August 1916
No full textJack encloses letter intended for previous day;
mail delay means disjointed correspondence