Letter from Colonel George Francis Leverson, 1 February 1916 Letters 1916-1923 George Francis Leverson

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This is a copy of a letter written by Colonel George Francis Leverson (1857-1938). The letter concerns the 1st Garrison Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment. The letter sends typed copies of two earlier letters regarding the conduct of the troops including one by Leverson. In the letter Leverson expresses his 'extreme satisfaction' regarding the efficiency and conduct of all the ranks of the battalion in performing their duties. During the Great War the 1st Garrison Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment landed at Mudros, having sailed from Devonport on 6 September 1915. Working parties were sent into Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, during October 1915. After the withdrawal from Gallipoli, the battalion was sent to Egypt, where it landed on 5 February 1916 and then remained throughout the war.

 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Royal Irish Regiment Papers, D/290/1/1 https://letters1916.ie/item/410 English George Francis Leverson 1916-02-02 Mudros, Greece Male World War I (1914-1918)

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 A.A. & Q.M.G. Headquarters, Intermediate Base. I.B.2491 Date. 1/2/16. Commandant, Mudros West. ------------------- Attached is forwarded for communication. Inter Base. G.F. Leverson, Colonel 1/2/16. A.A. & Q.M.G. O.C, 1st. Gn.Bn. Royal Irish Regiment. Forwarded and I would at the same time convey to you my appreciation of the manner in which your Battalion has performed its Duties while under my command. Mudros West A. Agnew, Col. 1/2/16 Camp Comdt. A.A. & Q.M.G. Headquarters, Intermediate Base. I.B.2491 Date. 1/2/16. The Major-General Commanding Intermediate Base, M.E.F. desires to convey to the Officer Commanding 1st. Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, his extreme satisfaction with the ready and efficient manner in which all ranks of the Battalion have performed their duties, as well as with the general absence of crime and good behaviour of the men, while serving under him. Intermediate Base, G.F. Leverson, Colonel 1/2/16. A.A. & Q.M.G. Mudros, Greece Letter from Colonel George Francis Leverson, 1 February 1916 George Francis Leverson Letter from Colonel George Francis Leverson, 1 February 1916