Letter from R. C. Kelly to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 R. C. Kelly

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A letter from Captain R. C. Kelly to E. A. Aston acknowledging receipt of his letter dated 11 March 1916 and advising Aston that the letter has been forwarded to Alexander McDowell, the Director of Munitions for the No. 11 Area.Captain R.C. Kelly set up the Ministry of Munitions’ offices at number 32 Nassau Street in 1915. Kelly previously headed the North Eastern Armaments Committee in Britain and had shown great skill in maximising resources of the various engineering concerns available. By November 1915 he was appointed head of recruitment in Ireland and managed to double the figures before returning to London in 1916.

 National Archives of Ireland NAI, CSORP/1916/7443/9 https://letters1916.ie/item/510 English R. C. Kelly 1916-03-14 The Department of Recruiting for Ireland, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin, Ireland E. A. Aston Local Government Board, Dublin, Ireland Male Industry and Public Administration Industry and Public Administration

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 Telegrams:— 'Reveille' Dublin All communications should be addressed to The Secretary, and the following Number quotedRCK/AFS. THE DEPARTMENT OF RECRUITING FOR IRELAND, 32, Nassau Street, Dublin 14th March 1916. E A Aston Esq Local Government Board Dublin My dear Aston I am in receipt of your letter of the 11th inst. for which I am obliged. I have handed same to Mr. Alexander McDowell, the Director of Munitions for No. 11 Area. Upon hearing from him I will write you immediately. I am, Yours sincerely, R C Kelly Local Government Board, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Sir Henry A Robinson to Robert Chalmers, 29 May 1916Letter from a Local Government Board Inspector to Captain Kelly, 11 March 1916Letter from R. C. Kelly to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916Letter from Alexander McDowell to E. A. Aston, 17 March 1916Letter from a Local Government Board inspector to C. J. Hanrette, 11 March 1916Letter from C. J. Hanrette to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916Letter from the Local Government Board (LGB) to Cecil Pim, 11 March 1916Letter from Cecil Pim to E. A. Aston, 15 March 1916Letter from Sir Henry A Robinson to Thomas Nally, 6 April 1916Letter from Alexander Richard Barlas to the Longford Urban District Council, 28 July 1916Letter from J.E. Devlin to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 23 June 1916Letter from the Alexander Richard Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 15 February 1916Letter from A R Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 1 March 1916Letter from J E Devlin to the Local Authority Longford, 30 November 1915Letter from L.S. Smith to the Executive Sanitary Officer, 3 March 1916Letter from A R Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 28 February 1916 The Department of Recruiting for Ireland, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin, Ireland Letter from R. C. Kelly to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916 R. C. Kelly Letter from a Local Government Board Inspector to Captain Kelly, 11 March 1916Letter from R. C. Kelly to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916