Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, circa March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Francis Shaw

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Letter from Francis M. Shaw (1881-1924) to Father Provincial Thomas V. Nolan (1867-1941) regarding Shaw's new position and new address in a hospital in France. Francis M. Shaw worked in the 16th General Field Hospital at Le Traporte. He was ordained on 31st July 1916 at Milltown Park in Dublin and in 1917 was dispatched to India, and later to Mesopotamia, possibly due to his nationalistic views. Fr. Thomas V. Nolan was the Provincial of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus (1912-1922) and was a member of the Distribution Committee which looked after the welfare and distribution of the the Belgian refugees who arrived in Ireland as a consequence of the First World War.

 Irish Jesuit Archives IJA/CHPI/54/2, IJA/CHPI/54/2 https://letters1916.ie/item/1148 English Francis Shaw 1916 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport, France Fr Thomas V Nolan Male World War I (1914-1918) Industry and Public Administration Faith

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 Dear Reverend Father Provincial, P. C. My address until further orders is 3rd General Hospital British Expeditionary Force France. I have got on splendidly so far, astonishing the natives by my command of the language. My hospital is situated 'somewhere in France' but I shall let you know more about my work later, when I have time for a real letter, and know in what it consists. The four of us parted in Great spirits, hoping to meet again, if not on earth then — Begging your Reverences prayers I remain Yours very sincerely, Francis M. Shaw SJ C.F. 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport, France Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, circa March 1916 Francis Shaw Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, circa March 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 11 May 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 24 May 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 14 June 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 18 August 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 23 September 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, April 1917Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 14 May 1917Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 25 June 1917Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 18 July 1917Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 19 September 1917Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 24 November 1917Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, End of December 1917Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 13 January 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 4 February 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, End of February 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 11 March 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 3 April 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 1 May 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 22 May 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 25 June 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 1 August 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, August 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan, 29 August 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 22 September 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 30 October 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 28 November 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 28 December 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 19 January 1919Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 23 January 1919Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 27 March 1919Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 23 April 1919Letter from Major General Francis Shaw to General John Maxwell, 30 May 1916