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23 Leander Road Thornton Heath S.W. June 1916, To the Secretary for Ireland Sir With a view to keeping
peace & quietness in Ireland,
I would suggest that there
should be a score or two of
Camps dotted about in
that Country for finishing
the training of some of
the English recruits, say
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from one to two thousand
in a camp, perhaps more
of them could be near the
disturbed parts, and if
on the coast they would
be helpful if the enemy
should attempt to land
men, guns etc. also our
soldiers would have the
great advantage of obtaining
good ranges for artillery
& rifle practice.
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Ack
WML
5/16 Done JL 5/6
Done A 5/6
Registered,
-5 JUN. 1916
A letter from Henry Englefield (b. 1844), to the secretary for Ireland. In the letter
Englefield suggests that army camps should be set up through the Ireland to further
the peace. He goes on to state that if each camp held up to two thousand English recruits
for training it would be most helpful if a German invasion were to happen. The letter
was sent during a brief period in which there was no active chief secretary in Ireland
following the resignation of Augustine Birrell (1850-1933). Henry Duke (1855-1939)
would not take on the role until 31 July 1916.