Postcard from Private Joseph Connolly to J. M. Dane Esq. [on behalf of Lady Clonbrock's aid organisation], 24 January 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Joseph Connolly

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A postcard from Joseph Connolly to J M Dane Esq. Connolly writes the postcard from Sennelager, near Padernborn, in Germany. The hand-written information suggests that he was kept in a "Zivilgefangenenlager" (camp for civilians) while the blue stamp reads "Kriegsgefangenensendung" (dispatch from prisoner of war). According to the British military records, Joseph Connolly occupied the rank of Private in 1914, his service number being "10760" in the Connacht Rangers: https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/13458396/private-j-connolly-british-army-connaught-rangers/. In his postcard, Connolly thanks a "Madam" (supposedly Lady Clonbrock) for two loaves of bread that he has received. This postcard is found in the Clonbrock Archive; as such, Dane was possibly a member of Lady Clonbrock aid organisation or a friend of hers, and thus received the postcard on her behalf in Switzerland. Augusta Caroline Dillon (née Crofton) was the wife of Luke Gerald Dillon (1834-1917), the 4th Baron of Clonbrock, Co. Galway and the daughter of Lord Crofton of Mote Park (Edward Henry Churchill Crofton, 3rd Baron), Co. Roscommon. Aged 75 at the outbreak of war, Lady Clonbrock, worked closely with the Irish Women's Association to send basic necessities to Irish POWs. Many of her care packages went to members of the Connaught Rangers imprisoned in Limburg near Cologne.

 National Library of Ireland Collection List No 54, Ms 35796-14 https://letters1916.ie/item/1240 English Joseph Connolly 1916-01-24 Zivilgefangenenlager, Sennelager, near Paderborn, Germany J.M. Dane Esq. Berne, Switzerland Male World War I (1914-1918)

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 Bureau de secours aux prisonniers de guerre SECTION ANGLAISE BERNE Sennelager 24/1/1916 Madam, I am today inreceipt of two breadssent by you for whichI desire to thank you. Yours Joseph Connolly 10760 Connaught Rangers. Please always give your Regiment andRegimental No. 70760 ZivilgefangenenlagerJoseph Connolly14th CompanySennelagerb. Paderborn GeprüftKriegsgefangenensendung. Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre Section Anglaise Thunstrasse 50 Berne (Suisse) 29. Feb. 1916 Joseph Connolly Postcard from Private Joseph Connolly to J. M. Dane Esq. [on behalf of Lady Clonbrock's aid organisation], 24 January 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly to Lady Clonbrock, 29 May 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly, 5 April 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly to Lady Clonbrock, 7 March 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly to Lady Clonbrock, 30 July 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly, 14th Company, Connaught Rangers, 5 January 1916 Zivilgefangenenlager, Sennelager, near Paderborn, Germany Postcard from Private Joseph Connolly to J. M. Dane Esq. [on behalf of Lady Clonbrock's aid organisation], 24 January 1916 Berne, Switzerland Postcard from Private Joseph Connolly to J. M. Dane Esq. [on behalf of Lady Clonbrock's aid organisation], 24 January 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly to Lady Clonbrock, 30 July 1916Letter to Lady Clonbrock, 21 June 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly, 14th Company, Connaught Rangers, 5 January 1916