Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 21 June 1916
Mother â nothing has
happened as yet & I am
very well but we are
all going 16 hours
& I think the great day
cannot be far away
now so dont be
at all surprised or
worried if you hear
no more news for a
week or even more.
I daresay the postal
arrangements are
a bit upset at present.
Weather has at last
shown some signs
of improving â today
it was reasonably 2 warm â I do so hope
it will continue.
Have just received your
letter of 15th â thanks
so much. Am glad
to hear that you are
all well. One of
my Corpls. has just returned
from leave & was so
delighted with his visit
to the Works. I expect
he gave Father all our
news. Goodnight
Mother dear. My fondest
love to all Your loving son Jim 3 Back of envelope with date 26/June/16 4 On Active Service Written 21st. Rcd 26th
James Mrs. S. C. Davidson Seacourt Bangor Co. Down. Ireland 21-6-16
Jm Davidson
Letter from James Davidson (1877-1916) to his mother, Clara Mary (b.1852). James writes that the offensive has yet to start but doubts that it can be held off for much longer. He notes that the postal service has been disrupted by the bad weather conditions. The Somme bombardment would start three days later on 24 June.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.
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1063.html)
- Place
- Seacourt, Bangor, Co. Down, Ireland
- Mentioned in
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 3 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary. Davidson, 16 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 30 June 1916
- Telegram from Samuel Davidson to Frederick Ponsonby, 11 July 1916
- Letter from K.E. Fitzgerald to Clara Davidson, 5 July 1916
- Postcard from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 25 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 28 June 1916
- Telegram from the War Office to Samuel Cleland Davidson, 7 July 1916
- Telegram from James Davidson to Samuel and Clara Davidson, 8 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 12 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 18 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 16 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 21 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 29 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his father Samuel Cleland Davidson, 16 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 5 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 6 June 1916
- Telegram from James Davidson to Samuel and Clara Davidson, 10 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 9 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 15 June 1916
- Mentioned in
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- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 28 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 12 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 16 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 December 1915
- Letter from Captain James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 6 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 3 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 3 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 2 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 17 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 12 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 22 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 21 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 31 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 1 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 11 January 1916
- Letter from Captain James Davidson to his mother Clara Mary Davidson, 7 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 January 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, S.C. Davidson, 27 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 27 January 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 28 May 1916
- Telegram from Samuel Cleland Davidson to Captain SJ Davidson, 6 March 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his sister, Kathleen, 7 March 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 13 March 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary. Davidson, 16 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 30 June 1916
- Postcard from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 25 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 28 June 1916
- Telegram from James Davidson to Samuel and Clara Davidson, 8 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Samuel Davidson, 9 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 12 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 18 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 16 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 21 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 27 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 29 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 21 May 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 5 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 6 June 1916
- Telegram from James Davidson to Samuel and Clara Davidson, 10 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 9 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 15 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 23 April 1916