1 2/6 Sherwood Foresters Rath Camp The Curragh Dear Miss O'Rahilly I apologise for not having replied
to your letter before; I have been
travelling all over Ireland, & your letter has
been following me, & has always arrived
too late. I am sorry to say that I cannot trace
the watch & chain Etc.; I have made searching
enquiries in my Company, but no one has
them, & they say they have never seen them. I reported the matter to the Adjutant, &
he told me I could offer your reward to
any man who had it, but it was no use, &
I certainly think that any soldier would give
up anything he could get hold of if
offered £10 for it. 2 You are not troubling me at all in
asking me to do this, I am only too
pleased to try & get the things for you,
but I think I can say definitely that no
man here has got them. I can only repeat what I said before, that
the articles were probably taken from your
brother before we could reach him. I have talked to the only Lce. Corporal, who
answers to your description, myin my Company;
& he said that he only wished that he had
got the things, as he was not offered £10
every day of his life. I am sorry that I cannot help you to
getfind your brother's things, but I promise
you that if I do find anything like them
here, I will let you have them at once. Yours Very Sincerely
Kenneth Healings