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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.
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