Letter from O/C A Squad to the Adjutant, 2/1st Lothians and Border Horse, 13 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Arthur Smith Warling

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Letter to the Adjutant of the 2/1st Lothian and Border Horse from Captain Arthur Smith Warling concerning Private Robert Atwell's desire for a commission and a course of training in the officer training corps. The letter recommends Atwell for the Commission as he is a good soldier with the exception of his horsemanship. This letter was part of the papers of Sir Henry Christopher Grattan Bellew (1860-1942), the third baronet of Mount Bellew in County Galway. He held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, 4th Battalion Connaught Rangers. His son, sir Charles Christopher (1887-1948) held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918

 National Library of Ireland Bellew of Mount Bellew Papers, Collection List No. 33, Ms. 27,290 https://letters1916.ie/item/1321 English Arthur Smith Warling 1916-03-13 Adjutant of 2/1st Lothian and Border horse Male World War I (1914-1918)

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 From Reserve Regiment O/C A Squadron 2/1st Lothians and Border Horse To The Adjutant 2/1st L&B Horse. 7 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, 13 March 1916. Re: Pte.Atwell has spoken to me regarding his application for a recommendation for a course of training in an Officers Training Corps. Pte.Atwell is a most hard working & willing man & I would now, if I had not done so before, askrecommend him for promotion except for the fact that he is not a good horseman. Would the Commanding Officer seeing Pte. Atwell himself so that he may form his own impression of him personally! Pte.Atwell informs me that he joined the Regiment because he wished to serve in the trenches but that he has all along aimed for getting a Commission in an Infantry Regt. Arthur Smith Warling capt Arthur Smith Warling Letter from O/C A Squad to the Adjutant, 2/1st Lothians and Border Horse, 13 March 1916