Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 15 October 1916

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Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 15 October 1916

1 Kriegsgefangenenlager Limburg (Lahn), 15/10/1916
This is my address : Prisoner of War Name : B Maguire South Lancs Regt Regt. No.7587 Comp. 6 Batl. 2 No. 274 Camp of Prisoners of War Limburg (Lahn) Germany.
The indications mentioned must be reproduced in the address. Dear Lady Clonbrock I now
take the pleasure in sending
you this letter hoping to find
you and all at home in good
health as this leaves me
in the best at present. I
have received a P.C. from
Beirne saying that the were 2
sending me on Two Breads
weekly but I have not received any yet thereP.C.
was dated 2/10/16. As soon
as I receive any of the Breads
I will let you know I have
not yet received the first or
second lot of Cigarettes that
you ordered to be sent to
me your last lot was the 16/9/16
it has not yet reached me
but as soon as it does I will
let you know I hope my
wife is in good health
and also your own People
I hope you are getting good
weather at Home it is cold
here knowmore at present
hoping to hear from you
soon again I remain Yours B Maguire 3 Kriegsgefangenenlager
Limburg (Lahn).
This is my address : Prisoner of War Name : B Maguire South Lancs Regt 6 Batl.Camp 2 Batl. No. 274 Camp of Prisoners of War Limburg (Lahn) Germany.
The indications mentioned must be reproduced in the address. Right side Kriegsgefangenensendung.
Adresse : M. Lady Clonbrock Clonbrock Ahascragh Co Galway Ireland.

Letter from a prisoner of war, B. Maguire, South Lancashire Regiment, to Lady Clonbrock (1839-1928). Maguire was then a prisoner of war in a camp in Limburg, Germany. He writes that he had received a postcard stating that bread had been sent to him but he had yet to receive it. He also notes that he has received one of the two parcels of cigarettes that Lady Clonbrock had sent. Maguire enquires about his wife at home, the health of Lady Clonbrock and her family and mentions that he is in good health but the weather is cold in the camp.Augusta Caroline Dillon (née Crofton) was the wife of Luke Gerald Dillon (1834-1917), the 4th Baron of Clonbrock, Co. Galway and the daughter of Lord Crofton of Mote Park (Edward Henry Churchill Crofton, 3rd Baron), Co. Roscommon. Aged 75 at the outbreak of war, Lady Clonbrock, worked closely with the Irish Women's Association to send basic necessities to Irish POWs. Many of her care packages went to members of the Connaught Rangers imprisoned in Limburg near Cologne.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0058.html)