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July 24th 1916 Dear Katie I hope this letter will find you all in good
health. I keep in the pink & do not feel any ill
effects so far. I hope everything is doing well as
regards the crops. How is Paddy getting on
with Tommy I hope things have improved
a good deal by now. The place we are in
now is very out of the way it will take
letters a long time to reach here I am sure.
A letter from home will take me by surprise
is is such a long time since I had one.
Remember me to all about the place I hope
all are enjoying good health. Send me on some
socks in your next parcel as it is important
to keep the feet in good condition in this lot. I will now say good bye + may God
Bless &
Keep you all. Peter Mooney.
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Dr. P. Mooney 101267
P. Company
4th Batt
Special Bridgade R.E. B.E.F.
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Miss K. Mooney
Caulstown.
Dunboyne
Co. Meath
Ireland.
Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie. Peter asks about things at home including
the crops. He writes that his new posting is out of the way so letters will take time
to reach him. He also asks Katie to send on some socks in her next parcel.
Peter Mooney was born on 5th February 1886 in Folistown, Dunboyne. Orphaned at age
7, Peter and his sister Katie (b. 1884) were brought up by their uncle William and
his wife Mary in Caulstown. While there are no surviving enlistment papers for Peter,
his War Badge Index Record shows his enlistment date as 18th October 1915.
He served with the Royal Artillery and later transferred to the Royal Engineers where
he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He served in several places at the Western
Front, including Ypres, St.Omer and Passchendael, in Belgium.Peter was an avid correspondent
with his sister Kate and this letter is from a collection of over ninety surviving
letters.