Letter from Captain James Davidson to his mother Clara Mary Davidson, 7 December 1915

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Letter from Captain James Davidson to his mother Clara Mary Davidson, 7 December 1915

1 7/12/15 My dear mother, I posted a letter to you today
but I have since heard unofficially that we
are not to be here much longer & will be
leaving for some part of the line at very
short notice, so this is just a hurried note
to ask you to hurry Erskine with my green
canvas kit bag & have it dispatched
as quickly as possible. I am afraid
that even as it is, it can hardly be here
in time for our move, however perhaps we
may not be off so soon as at present anticipated.
I suspect we shall go to one of the 'Hot Spots' this
time at least that seems to be the general
impression. Of course wherever we are
things will reach me all right, only if possible
I would like the bag before we move. In haste your loving son Jim 2 On Active Service
Rced 14th Dec/15 Mrs. S. C. Davidson Seacourt Bangor Co. Down Ireland JS Davidson

Letter from James Davidson (1877-1916) to his mother, Clara. Davidson writes a short note to his mother that he has had unofficial news that his Battalion will be sent to the front line. He asks her to dispatch a bag to him as soon as possible so he has it before he leaves.This letter is part of a large correspondence from Captain James Davidson to his parents. Davidson, who was Managing Director of the Sirocco Engineering Works in Belfast, served with 13 Royal Irish Rifles and the Machine Gun Corps. His letters describe his experiences while training in England and serving in France. He was killed on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0689.html)