Letter from George Hugh Mercer to the Secretary, Department of Recruiting for Ireland, 4 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 George Hugh Mercer

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Letter from George Hugh Mercer (b. 1872), private secretary in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) Office, Dublin Castle to the secretary in the Department of Recruiting for Ireland. The letter details a school being set up to train non-commissioned officers for the RIC. The school, Mercer says, will take in 150 officers and is set to start the Monday after the letter was sent. The letter is also accompanied with a circular about the formation of the school.The department of recruiting for Ireland oversaw the recruitment of Irishmen to the British army to fight in the Great War.

 National Library of Ireland Erskine Childers Papers, Collection List No 161, Ms. 15,175/6/1 https://letters1916.ie/item/309 English George Hugh Mercer 1916-03-04 Royal Irish Constabulary Office, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland The Secretary, Department of Recruiting for Ireland Male World War I (1914-1918) Law and Judiciary

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 (Copy) R.I. Constabulary Office, Dublin Castle. 4/3/16. Dear Sir, With reference to our conversation on the telephone yesterday I now send you a copy of the circular that was issued with regard to the formation of a school of instruction for N.C.O's from the R.I.C. in consultation with the Military Authorities. The latter subsequently decided to take 150 of our men - instead the 100 referred to in the circular. In response to the circular, 199 men volunteered, of whom 5 subsequently with drew their names. From the remaining 194, the number allotted to the class, viz: 150 have been selected be the I.G. and they will join on Monday next. Yours very truly, (Signed) G.H. MERCER, Private Secretary. THE SECRETARY, Department of Recruiting for Ireland. George Hugh Mercer Letter from George Hugh Mercer to the Secretary, Department of Recruiting for Ireland, 4 March 1916 Royal Irish Constabulary Office, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland Letter from George Hugh Mercer to the Secretary, Department of Recruiting for Ireland, 4 March 1916Letter from G.H. Mercer to the Secretary, Department of Recruiting for Ireland, 4 March 1916.