Telegram from Secretary War Office to the Davidsons, 3 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Secretary War Office

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This copy of a telegram is part of a large correspondence from Captain James Davidson (1877-1916) to his parents. This telegram informs Captain David's parents that, although he was 'slightly wounded, he remained at duty. Davidson, who was Managing Director of the Sirocco Engineering Works in Belfast, served with 13 Royal Irish Rifles and the Machine Gun Corps. His letters describe his experiences while training in England and serving in France. He was killed on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Davidson Family Papers, D3642/B/8/34 https://letters1916.ie/item/2794 English Secretary War Office 1916-03-03 War Office, London Davidsons Seacourt, Bangor, Co. Down Male World War I (1914-1918) World War I (1914-1918)

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 3rd MARCH, 1916, THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM WAS RECEIVED FROM THE WAR OFFICE AT 8 A.M. THIS MORNING;- "WE BEG TO REPORT THAT CAPTAIN J.S. DAVID SON, "IRISH RIFLES, WOUNDED SLIGHTLY 29th FEBRUARY, "REMAINED AT DUTY". ------------------------------------------------------- War Office, London Telegram from Secretary War Office to the Davidsons, 3 March 1916 Seacourt, Bangor, Co. Down Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 28 November 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 12 November 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 16 November 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 December 1915Letter from Captain James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 6 December 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 3 November 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 2 December 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 17 December 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 12 December 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 22 December 1915Letter from James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 21 November 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 31 December 1915Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 1 February 1916Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 11 January 1916Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 January 1916Letter from James Davidson to his mother, S.C. Davidson, 27 December 1915Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 27 January 1916Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 28 May 1916Letter from James Davidson to his sister, Kathleen, 7 March 1916Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 13 March 1916Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 February 1916Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 27 February 1916Telegram from Secretary War Office to the Davidsons, 3 March 1916Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 21 May 1916 Secretary War Office Telegram from Secretary War Office to the Davidsons, 3 March 1916