Letter from the Commissioner of the R.I.C. to the Major Geoffrey Drage, 15 July 1916

Foo, Bar; Bar, Foo

Letter from the Commissioner of the R.I.C. to the Major Geoffrey Drage, 15 July 1916

1 15 July 1916.
Re David Max Cohen 27 Pacific Avenue
Now a British Subject
--------------***--------------- Sir, The Home Office having granted a Certificate
of Naturalization of the above-named,and,being under
41.Years of age I have been directed to communicate
with you in case you should desire to invite him to
enlist ortoattest. Cohen is a Jew, born of Russian parents and in this
country since he was a child of four years of age.
He is a respectable man. Your obedient servant
Commissioner
R.I.C. The Chief Recruiting Officer City Hall Belfast.

Letter from the Commissioner of the Royal Irish Constabulary (R.I.C.) to the Chief Recruiting Office regarding David Max Cohen. According to the Commissioner Cohen is a Jew of Russian descent who has been residing in Ireland since the age of four. He is noted as a respectable man.Major Geoffrey Drage (1860-1955), politician, served from 1914 in the military intelligence section of the War Office. He was also the chief recruiting officer for Belfast.

Open image in new tab

How to cite

Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0934.html)