Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 26 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Emma Armstrong

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This is a letter from Emma Armstrong to Augusta Caroline Dillon (née Crofton), Lady Clonbrock (1839-1928). Lady Clonbrock was a prominent member of the Irish Women's Association, founded in 1915 to provide aid and comfort to Irish soldiers and prisoners of war. In the letter Armstrong is asking about multiple Irish soldiers and whether or not they are able to walk. Armstrong also seems to be worried about the sobriety of the men and suggests that if they can work they should get a trade to busy themselves. At the bottom there is a note presumably from Lady Clonbrock mentioning who is in or out of hospital.

 National Library of Ireland Clonbrock Estate Papers, Collection List No. 54; Ms. 35,796/10/9 https://letters1916.ie/item/2079 English Emma Armstrong 1916-06-26 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland Augusta Caroline Dillon Female World War I (1914-1918) World War I (1914-1918)

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 wrote all I gathered at Rochampton - July 14.1916. MOUNT PLEASANT AVENUE BALLINASLOE June 26 16 Dear Lady Clonbrock Thank you for your letter — & promise of more, if necessary — The 2 men I want to send to London is to Lord Roberts Winthrops & Leary a trade — if they will go Major Tuder Craig says he will pay their fares on So I will not have to to trouble you for that. If you see any of the people at Queen Marys Hospital. I would be very glad if you could find out if the following men were able to walk well on their legs when before they left there — John Murray 3895 Connaught R " Burke Irish Guards " Griffin 4301 C Rangers both L Thigh — never hopped out of hospital till able to walk— Griffin very troublesome —seldom sober — walked well before leaving - but said he wd: never wear leg — but have it over bed & put his umbrella on it Weights if minus legs Wylie 8st he can walk & is working on farm Griffin — 9st1 1/2oz does not wear it Burke — 7st 2 1/2 oz Does not wear it These are weights without the boot on— Griffin says that Wylie has use of his non stump than he has , which makes him able to walk better — Griffin does not wish to be sent back to Queen Marys. I wonder if they behaved alright while there— Griffin has been steady lately & if he could only learn a trade & stay in England he might do well — he was a Protestant & trusted — his mother lives in the widows House & is fluid — but is an awful old woman & I am sure nags a lots at him — I hope you will all enjoy your changes & be the better for it - I am feeling much better — With Kind regards Yours very sincerely Emma Armstrong Augusta Caroline Dillon Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 13 December 1915Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916Letter from Private M. Cahill to Lady Clonbrock, 17 April 1916Letter from J. L. Hay to Lady Clonbrock, 7 January 1916Letter from Private Patrick Furey to Lady Clonbrock, 4 January 1916Letter from Jessie Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 19 April 1916Letter from John J. Thompson to Augusta Caroline Dillon, Lady Clonbrock, 13 November 1915Letter from Josephine Murray to Lady Clonbrock, 22 May 1916Letter from Elizabeth Francis Neill to Lady Clonbrock, 21 February 1916Letter from Maude Chenevix Trench to Lady Clonbrock, 13 June 1916Postcard from Maude Chenevix Trench to Lady Clonbrock, 16 May 1916Letter from Lady Clonbrock to Eliza Chamier, 24 May 1916Letter from George Hugh Chetwood Townsend to Lady Clonbrock, 1 April 1916Letter from Edith Francis Maxwell to Lady Clonbrock, 22 June 1916Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 2 August 1916Letter from Ursula Mahon to Lady Clonbrock, 18 July 1916Letter from Lady Mayo, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Kildare Committee, to Lady Clonbrock, 31 December 1915.Letter from Mrs. Arthur Goff to Lady Clonbrock, 12 August, 1916.Letter from Mrs. Arthur Goff to Lady Clonbrock, 12 August 1916.Letter from Mrs. Arthur Goff to Lady Clonbrock, 29 February 1916.Letter from Mrs. Arthur Goff to Lady Clonbrock, 25 February, 1916.Letter from Lady Mayo to Lady Clonbrock, 28 December, 1915.Letter from N. Maxwell, 23 July 1916.Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 23 February, 1916.Letter from Kathleen Lewis, 19 October 1916.Letter from George C. Townshend to Lady Clonbrock, 18 October 1916.Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 26 June 1916Letter from the Marquess of Sligo to Lady Clonbrock, 23 October, 1916.Letter from Florence to Lady Clonbrock, 28 November 1916. Emma Armstrong Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 2 August 1916Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 26 June 1916 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 2 August 1916Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 26 June 1916