Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 15 June 1916
written you for some
days for I know surley
had a minute to
myself & now there
is only just time
to send you a
hurried line before
post goes out. I have lost 1 killed
&: 7 wounded in
the last week from
which you can
to some extent realise 2 what things have been
like. I don't want
you to worry mother
dear if you have
no more letters from
me for some little
time. There are
several things ahead
about which I can't
say more but I
sall be all right.
Am feeling quite fit
again but the weather
is really horrible -
nothing but rain &:
storm & and so cold. 3 Surely there must be
a change soon.
Farther down mother
for just letters &
would you also
thank May & Kathleen
for theirs & Father
for his written from
works. Parcels are all arriving
regularly. Would
you please send me
a tube of Holygrass &
shaving cream. Post man is up
so must close - 4 There is so much to
be done in the next
few days that I
scarcely know what
to do first. my fondesnt love to
all
your loving son James. 5 On Active Service Written 15th June Wed 1916 Mrs S C Davidson
Seacourt
Bangor
CoDown Ireland MDavidson 15 June 1916
Letter from James Davidson (1877-1916) to his mother, Clara Mary (b.1852). James writes of life at the front, detailing casualties sustained since he last contacted her. He writes that the weather is cold, wet and miserable. He sends thanks to his father and sister for writing and requests some more supplies. This letter is part of a large correspondence from Captain James Davidson to his parents. 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.
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__3769.html)
- Place
- Seacourt, Bangor, Co. Down, Ireland
- Mentioned in
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 3 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary. Davidson, 16 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 30 June 1916
- Telegram from Samuel Davidson to Frederick Ponsonby, 11 July 1916
- Letter from K.E. Fitzgerald to Clara Davidson, 5 July 1916
- Postcard from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 25 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 28 June 1916
- Telegram from the War Office to Samuel Cleland Davidson, 7 July 1916
- Telegram from James Davidson to Samuel and Clara Davidson, 8 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 12 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 18 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 16 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 21 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 29 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his father Samuel Cleland Davidson, 16 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 5 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 6 June 1916
- Telegram from James Davidson to Samuel and Clara Davidson, 10 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 9 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 15 June 1916
- Mentioned in
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- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 28 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 12 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 16 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 December 1915
- Letter from Captain James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 6 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 3 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 3 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 2 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 17 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 12 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 22 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Mary Davidson, 21 November 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 31 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 1 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 11 January 1916
- Letter from Captain James Davidson to his mother Clara Mary Davidson, 7 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 January 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, S.C. Davidson, 27 December 1915
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 27 January 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 28 May 1916
- Telegram from Samuel Cleland Davidson to Captain SJ Davidson, 6 March 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his sister, Kathleen, 7 March 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 13 March 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary. Davidson, 16 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 19 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 30 June 1916
- Postcard from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 25 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 28 June 1916
- Telegram from James Davidson to Samuel and Clara Davidson, 8 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Samuel Davidson, 9 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 12 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 18 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 16 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 21 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 27 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 29 February 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to his mother, Clara Mary Davidson, 21 May 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 5 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 6 June 1916
- Telegram from James Davidson to Samuel and Clara Davidson, 10 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 9 April 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 15 June 1916
- Letter from James Davidson to Clara Davidson, 23 April 1916