Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 29 December 1915
1
My dearest Mother Just a line to say I have
heard nothing of Charlie
a Hospital Ship arrived today
so am asking some one to find
out if he came on it. I have
also got the War Office to
find out where he is but
will not get an answer 2 till tomorrow but I hope by
this you will have had good
news. I am in the very best of form
but longing to hear more
news. I shall write you a long
letter tomorrow & tell you
all the news. I have just received a very nice
letter & cheque from A. Lessy which
I hope to answer tomorrow
also M. Charles & M. Frank, it
was so nice & good of them
all to think of me so far
away. Well I hope this will find 3 you very well with good news
of Charlie. I hope Tommy
is very well & not gone out yet. Very best of love to all. Yours ever loving Marie In great haste. On Active Service
M.M. Mrs Martin Greenbank Monkstown Co Dublin Ireland ! 4
heard nothing of Charlie
a Hospital Ship arrived today
so am asking some one to find
out if he came on it. I have
also got the War Office to
find out where he is but
will not get an answer 2 till tomorrow but I hope by
this you will have had good
news. I am in the very best of form
but longing to hear more
news. I shall write you a long
letter tomorrow & tell you
all the news. I have just received a very nice
letter & cheque from A. Lessy which
I hope to answer tomorrow
also M. Charles & M. Frank, it
was so nice & good of them
all to think of me so far
away. Well I hope this will find 3 you very well with good news
of Charlie. I hope Tommy
is very well & not gone out yet. Very best of love to all. Yours ever loving Marie In great haste. On Active Service
M.M. Mrs Martin Greenbank Monkstown Co Dublin Ireland ! 4
A letter from Marie Helena Martin (1892-1975) to her mother Mary Martin (1866-1955) in Dublin. In this letter from the theatre of war, Marie writes home to her mother to talk about family matters. The main reason for her letter is that Marie is letting her mother know that she is doing everything she can to try and find her brother Charlie (1895-1915) who is missing in action. Marie explains all the ways she is going about to locate Charlie and prays for his safety. Marie Helena Martin (1892-1975) later known as 'Mother Mary', was a volunteer nurse during the First World War. She served in field hospitals in Malta, Leeds, and France working for the British army and later went on to become the founder of the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMM).
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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0044.html)
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- Place
- Greenbank, Monkstown, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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- Place
- St. George's Hospital, Malta
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