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Letter from William John Rundle (b.1865) to Mr. Campbell. The letter contains the details of Rundle's whereabouts from Saturday 22 April to 1 May, the weekend prior to, and the week in which, the Easter Rising took place. Rundle states he spent most of his time at his private address or on patrol. Rundle's record of patrol was given to his local Officer Training Corp unit. The corp, nicknamed the 'Gorgeous Wrecks' owing to the 'Georgious Rex' badges they wore and their advanced age, were a voluntary training militia.The Georgeous Rex volunteers suffered several casualties, including the death of IRFU president Francis Browning (1868-1916), during the fighting at Mount Street Bridge. Irish Volunteers stationed at 25 Northumberland Road fired upon them as they returned from training exercises in the Wicklow mountains.
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