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The World War One Diary and Letters of Robert D. West

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Letter to Dad

March 22, 2019May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"I am surprised to hear that you are not getting letters from me regularly. I write often but when we are anticipating a move toward home the days slip by faster than usual." Continue Reading...

Letter to Jane

February 17, 2019May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"Well if everything goes well we will all be home in a little while, but if the Huns think they want some more war we might be delayed a few months more or less." Continue reading...

Letter to Ruth

February 15, 2019May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"Just because I have not written to you lately is no reason that you should not write to your big brother over here in France but I suppose you are busy at school." Continue reading...

Postcards

January 25, 2019May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

Postcards from Robert to his family. Continue reading...

Letter to Dad

October 7, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"We were very successful though the Huns put up a stubborn resistance all the way. You can read about it in the papers at home. We are moving away from the front now slowly because we are all pretty tired." Continue reading...

Letter to Ruth

July 17, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"We are now camped in a very beautiful little valley. There is a little stream at the bottom where I swim nearly every evening." Continue reading...

Mail

July 3, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

“A letter + a card from Elinore dated June 8." Continue reading...

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