Letter from Peter Mooney to Katie Mooney, 9 January 1916

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Letter from Peter Mooney to Katie Mooney, 9 January 1916

1 Jan 9th 1916 Dear Katie, I am glad to see by
all your last letters that
you are all so well. I
received the Boots &
Tobacco alright. The boots
are very comfortable &
seem to be taken good
care of. I am going on
well & getting the very
best of health. Military
life seems to agree with
me. 2 Remember me to all around
the place especially the
garsons I hope that one
hurling still. Jem must
have employed himself on
LSt Stephens night. If
I have to start cooking
for Miss Gordon she will
want to have old Dillon
handy. It would take
some getting used to. I
have no more to say at
present so goodâ€”Bye &
May God Bless you all. Peter Mooney 3 Miss. K. Mooney Caulstown Dunboyne Co. Meath

Letter from Peter Mooney (b.1886) to his sister Katie (b.1884). Orphaned at age 7, Peter and his sister Katie were raised by their uncle William and his wife Mary in Caulstown. While there are no surviving enlistment papers for Peter, his War Badge Index Record shows his enlistment date as 18 October 1915. He served with the Royal Artillery and later transferred to the Royal Engineers where he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He served in several places at the Western Front, including Ypres, St. Omer and Passchendael. Peter and Kate were avid correspondents. This letter part of a collection of over ninety surviving letters.

Peter Mooney
Katie Mooney
1916-01-09T00:00:00
Country and City Life World War I (1914-1918)

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0914.html)