Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Martin, 22 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Marie Martin

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Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin (née Moore). At the outbreak of war in 1914 Marie (1892-1975) joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment, a division of the Red Cross. She returned home briefly in 1916 following the death of her brother in battle until being called to serve again two months later in a field hospital in Heraldo France. Marie later founded the Medical Missionaries of Mary. In this letter Marie speaks of her financial affairs and remarks that the hospital is not at all busy. Marie asks her mother for news of her brother Charlie (1895-1915) who is missing on the front. Marie writes that she is thinking of her family and mentions that she will be travelling to London in two months time. Marie also remarks on the long battles that are occurring on the front in France.

 Medical Missionaries of Mary BF136 https://letters1916.ie/item/1651 English Marie Martin 1916-03-22 St. George's Hospital, Malta Mary Martin Greenbank, Monkstown, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland Female 1975 World War I (1914-1918) World War I (1914-1918) Personal Relations

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 B/F/1/36 (1)2.30 A.M 22-3-16- My very dearest Mother, A 1000 thanks for yourtwo very nice letters dated 13th- & 14th.Mr. also the enclosed which I wasjust delighted to get as I havespent all I can afford to giveout of my own months moneyin fact I have only justenough left to pay my washingbills to the end of the Month, don'tthink by this I have nothingas I always keep £5.00 un-touched incase of an immergency& there is only another week, whenwe shall be paid again, when weshall get an extra pound Uniformallowance which we should havegot last month. I had to go &buy my second pr of shoes & anew Corset to-day — A great advantagein night duty is one cannot spendso much money — as I generallyspend most of my day in bed — A. Lily came up to see meyesterday evening & had dinner (2)with me, she is very funny &thinks it such a terrible thinkfor me to have to stay ona month, in her Hospital V.A.Dsdo not go on N. duty. I have been on a week to-day& really the time has passedquite quickly, as I havealready told we are reallynot a bit busy. It is reallya very funny life one seemsto live in quite a different worldwhere every thing seems so upside down— however it is greatexperience, the greatest difficultyis keeping awake at thishour of the night. Is Gerald Martin in this fightingalso Gerald G— ? There is a verylarge mail in today so perhapsI shall get a letter from G—with all his news. I had sucha bright & cheery letter fromBee— Also a P.C. from Alexandriafrom Tommy— who seems ingreat form & had just had twoday up in Cairo. I wonder what (3) really is going to happen tothe 10th Div: — I have 2 Conn.Ranger men one is Srg. MajorMcKenna, & the other is aHampshire boy attached tothe 5th C. When are we going tohear some news of Charlie?It is a great relieve to hear theprisoners are well treated assoon as we get his address Ican send him some foodstuff from here. I feel quitesure all your prayers will soonbe heard— How I long for theday when I shall see youall again, when I sit here atnight working etc & I thinkof you all sleeping in bedat Greenbank— & wonder howyou all are & when I thinkof my nice room with everycomfort in it, it almost makesme cry & poor Charlies bedroomwaiting for his return, I can onlypray that it will all end verysoon & we shall all be togetherhappy once more— (4) As I think I have already told you some of the 1st lot of V.A.Ds were sign on again but evendently they are not required for here any more so that all 1st lot of V.A.Ds are to be ready to leave at an hours notice, so I think most probably we shall just be kept here to finish our time & then sent home & if we resign again the will either take us or leave us— Do you think I ought to, when I am in London go at once & see Mrs. Furse & sign on again for France or House but telling her I would like a month or two at home 1st? From what I hear out here they seem to be going to have a hot time in France — if they could only have one big Battle & finish the whole show— I have just been looking over the Calendar & find it is really two more months before we are due in London— (5) I am so glad to hear SisterFlynn went to see you. Shemust have gone home as soonas she arrive yes she is a verynice girl— I suppose there wasno chance of getting Morroghto meet her, she missedhim at Torquay. I thoughtyou would like to meet someonewho saw me lately soasked her if she were in Dublinto call on you— Do not besurprized if at any time afew soldiers turn up as Igave my address to a few,& to go & look you up & tellyou all about the 11th Div:doings etc. Now I shall close this withevery loving thought & goodwishes. Your ever loving & gratefuldaughter. Marie I had a letter from Irene to-dayshe likes Alexandria very much.m.m. Greenbank, Monkstown, Dublin, Co. 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