In this letter, Alexander Henry Tod is in Glasgow on leave. Some readers might recall that much of his family emigrated to Canada around 1910, hence he’s still writing to
Henry Tod has a “pretty rotten time” in the trenches according to his next letter home to his parents. I have your letters of 24th December and note all your
We haven’t heard from Henry Tod in a while. Today he’s writing to his parents after his first Christmas of the war. ~~~ Your welcome letters of 10th December to
Another instalment from Alexander Henry Tod’s letters home from France during WWI. I have your letters of 23rd November and 1st December. I think I have now received all your
Alexander Henry Tod writes of some trench repairs in this letter to his parents. He’s still in northern France. I have your letter of 16th November enclosing the snapshots of yourselves,
I missed posting on Thursday – my regular day. Here is another letter from Alexander Henry Tod to his parents in Scotland. Here I am safely back in billets again,
Alexander Henry Tod is back in billets this time as he writes his parents. The reference to golf is wonderful as my husband comes from a long line of golfers.
Alexander Henry Tod has received his first letters from his parents and after acknowledging his pleasure goes on to tell his family the latest news. We are in the middle
Henry Tod wrote a brief letter to his parents on November 6th with “nothing new to report” although he does mention receiving his “Russian top-boots” and being “served out with
On Tuesday, we left Alexander Henry Tod – known as Henry – announcing his baptism of fire in the trenches … It was in the afternoon and we had just
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