Letter from Jennie Johnson to George Hackney, 4 September 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Jennie Johnson

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A letter from Jeannie Johnson to George Hackney (1889-1977). Jennie expresses the hope that George is well and that he manages to hold on to his good luck. She writes that an imprisoned friend, 'Willie', has recently died of his wounds. Jeannie describes that she has recently returned home from a trip away, and gives some details of that trip, and of recent weather.This letter is from the papers of George Naphthali Hackney, a Lance Corporal from Clifton, Belfast. Before his time in the army, he worked as a book-keeper for a florist. He was the youngest in a Presbyterian family of six, with three older sisters. In 2014, his collection of photographs taken in the trenches were made available to the public in an Ulster Museum exhibition, and his life and photography became the subject of a BBC documentary, 'The Man who Shot the Great War'. In 1916 he was injured and spent some time a Hospital in Calais, France, and in Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield.

 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Papers of George Hackney, Belfast, D3503/5/1-6 https://letters1916.ie/item/734 English Jennie Johnson 1916-09-04 4 Wynnefield Road, Rathmines, Co. Dublin, Ireland George Hackney 19 Ward, 35 General Hospital, Calais, France Female World War I (1914-1918) Country and City Life

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 7 Wynnefield Road 4thSept 1916 Dear Mr Hackney, Many thanks for letter which I was glad to get. I am so sorry that you have been ill. I do hope that you are feeling nearly yourself again. Indeed I dont wonder that you broke down after all was over. You must have come through a terrible time. I hope that your good luck will stick to you all. through, & that you will come safely home. You will have heard that poor Willlie died of wounds on July 10th He was a prisoner poor boy. We had so hoped for good news of him. It is just a short time since we heard. I have got back home again from the Country, I had a very nice time. I was quite sorry to come back to town life. though it is nice to get settled down at home once again. I seemed to be away such a lot this summer. I had very good weather all the time I was away. I did quite a lot of walking & also some cycling, but not a lot as it is nearly 7 or 8 years since I was on a bike, it did seem very strange being on one again. I much prefer walking. The roads were in fine order. I hope to go to blackberrying some day very soon. The weather has been rather cold & wet for the last week or so. I see it is almost post time so I must close wishing you all good luck. With kindest regards & good wishes Yours very sincerely Jennie Johnson Lce. Cpl. G. Hackney 19 Ward 35 General Hospital 8th Platoon 'B' Coy. 14th Batt. R.I.R.Y.L.V B.E.F. 7 Wynnefield Road Rathmines Dublin. —Ireland 19 Ward, 35 General Hospital, Calais, France Letter from Jennie Johnson to George Hackney, 4 September 1916Letter from McCotter to George Hackney, 30 August 1916Letter from John Pollock to George Hackney, 30 August 1916 4 Wynnefield Road, Rathmines, Co. Dublin, Ireland Letter from Jennie Johnson to George Hackney, 4 September 1916 Jennie Johnson Letter from Jennie Johnson to George Hackney, 4 September 1916