Letter from John Burns to Lady Clonbrock, 21 Dec 1915
This is my address: Prisoner of War Name: John Burns, 3036, Conn Rangers 6 Vomp. II Batl. 554. Camp of Prisoners of War Limburg (Lahn) Germany.
The indications mentioned above must be reproduced in the address. To The Lady Clonbrock, Madam. I have received the underclothing and I
also receive the parcels from London regularly
as well as the bread. I hope
your Ladyship and his Lordship are all
well and also all in the Homeland.
I am quite well myself, the underclothing
was very suitable they just suited my 2
immediate wants, as the weather is
very indifferent, although it is very
good at present. I now conclude thankâ
ing you in anticipation and hoping
you will enjoy a Happy Xmas and
wishing you a Happy New Year, as I
expect you wont receive this until
after Christmas. I remain. Madam. Respectfully Yours. John Burns 3
Kriegsgefangenensendung.
Limburg (Lahn)
This is my address:
Prisoner of War
Name: John Burns 3036
6 Comp. II Batl. No.554
Camp of Prisoners of War
Limburg (Lahn) Germany
The indications mentioned above must be reproduced
in the address. Right side
Feldpostbrief.
Kriegsgefangenensendung.
Adresse: M. 'The Lady Clonbrock. Clonbrock, Ahascragh, Co. Galway. Ireland.
A postcard from a prisoner of war, John Burns, thanking Lady Clonbrock (1839-1928) for parcels received. 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.
- John Burns
- Lady Clonbrock
- 1915-12-21
- World War I (1914-1918)
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1269.html)
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- Place
- Galway, Ireland
- Mentioned in
- Letter from Edward H. Andrews to Lord Clonbrock, 7 November 1916
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- Place
- Limburg (Lahn), Germany
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