Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 4 October 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Marie Martin

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Letter from Marie Martin (1892-1975) to her mother Mary. Marie writes of how busy her work has been, writing of some cases she has worked with. She describes the death of a man from gas gangrene, and that she has been assigned to work on scabies and impetigo, of which she knows little. The letter includes news on the health of Marie's uncle, Frank Martin (1870-?) and her brother Thomas Martin (1891-?). Marie explains that she is ashamed for having never written and that she was waiting for news from her uncle Charles Martin (1871-?) and that her work had become busy. The 'Skins' that Marie refers to arriving are the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers regiment.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).

 Medical Missionaries of Mary B-F-166-1916-10-04, B-F-166-1916-10-04 https://letters1916.ie/item/123 English Marie Martin 1916-10-04 Mary Martin Greenbank, Monkestown, Dublin Female World War I (1914-1918)

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 B/F/1/66 4-10-16 My very dearest Mother, I do not know what you will think of me for not writing for so long but we have been terrible busy since the 25th when I was sent to Surgical 8 9 & 10 when we had some very bad cases indeed & Iam sorry to say one man died he has gas gangarine, it was too late when he got down here to amputate he had three big opera tion hoping to save his life but he had his whole septem poisoned— & died. We had several of these cases but I am glad to say the limbs have been saved & they are all getting on very well. After we had been open a few days we were turned into the accute surgical tents & got all the Bad cases from the other Tent. Just as we were coming off the other night a man Haemoraged, we did have an exciting time, poor man he lost pints but we got it stopped before it was too late— We were just beginning to get straight & our cases getting better & I was to have this evening off when a convoy of skins The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were known as The Skins arrived & filled my old tents M. 8 so had to go there in my off duty time & have been sent back there for duty, it is really hard luck as Ihave had all the worry & real hard work of the other tents & now I have to start alone on Scabies & Impetigo which I know absolutely nothing about. However it is all in a days work, I am feeling A1 now— but if you do not here for a day or two you know I am alright but very busy— Hoping all the Mumps are over— & that you are keeping very well. I am delighted to hear about Uncle Frank being a little better. & poor Tommy how he must worry— Iam ashamed to say Ihave never written but really Ihave been waiting till Charlie wrote & told me the news himself as I was not quite sure it was public but as Ihad not heard I intended writing when this terrible rush came on & we have had time for nothing butwork— I shall write as soon as I can I never received his letters. Now Imust close am dead tired Fondest love to everyone at home Marie Marie Martin Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 29 December 1915Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 18 June 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 27 August 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 21 June 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 17 June 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 23 June 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 2 July 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 7 September 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 26 June 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 20 August 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 27 August 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 17 September 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 18 Sept 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 19 September 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 21 September 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 27 September 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 4 October 1916Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 13 July 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, July 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 15 July 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 15 July 1916Letter from Geo. R. Boase to Marie Martin, 10 July 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 20 July 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 3 August 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 8 August 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 12 October 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 27 December 1915Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 27 November 1915Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 23 [January] 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 15 December 1915Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 4 April 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 12 November 1915Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 8 July 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 6 February 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 9 April 1916Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 18 November 1915Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, [November'] 1915Letter from Marie Martin to her mother, Mary Martin, 13 August 1916 Greenbank, Monkestown, Dublin Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 4 October 1916