A letter to Robert Anderson (b. 1860), the honorary secretary of the Irish Association of Volunteer Training Corps, on behalf of the Lord Lieutenant Wimborne (1873-1939). The letter acknowledges Anderson’s letter asking on behalf of the IAVTC to extend their duties and appreciation for the keenness and energy with which the members of the corps have prepared to render their service to the state during the war. The IAVTC were a corps consisting of men who were over age or engaged in important occupations and therefore could not enlist for wartime service when war broke out in 1914. This was a volunteering training militia that came to be known by the nickname 'Gorgeous Wrecks' due to the G.R. armbands they wore symbolizing Georgius Rex. Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne, was appointed the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1915. Guest worked closely alongside Sir Matthew Nathan (1862-1939) in the administration of Ireland. Following the suppression of the Rising, Guest, under pressure, was forced to resign as Lord Lieutenant. A later inquiry into the Rising exonerated Guest and held Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) chiefly responsible for the events that occurred. Guest would continue to serve as Lord Lieutenant until 1918.