Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 10 November 1915 Letters 1916-1923 Wilfrid Spender

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Sir Wilfrid Spender (1876 - 1960) was a member of the British Army until 1913 when controversy surrounding his signature of the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant resulted in his resignation. Spender was called up for military service in 1914 and from 1915 served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. Throughout the war, Spender wrote a collection of letters to his wife Lady Lillian Spender. The letters date mainly from 1915 to 1918, when Sir Wilfrid was serving in France. The letters concern politics, the Irish question, personal life, and Wilfrid's experience of the Great War.

 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Letters from Sir Wilfred Spender to Lady Spender, D1633/1/1/52 https://letters1916.ie/item/4160 English Wilfrid Spender 1915-11-10 Lillian Spender Male 1960 World War I (1914-1918) Politics World War I (1914-1918) Personal Relations

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 10 Nov My pv. I will try one more letter to Rugby but afterwards until Saturday I will send them to 29. What will Mater think of your daily post ! ! I know she will want to hear "all the news." It is a wet day & so I mind the loss that Richardson has gone off for a long tour investigating a serious charge against the misuse of the post — luckily not by one of your own Ulster men but by one of the new people attached to us. I do not think that our morphia magnatewill come out after all & for once justice may be done though I shall be much surprised if he does not get a brigade at home in consequence! I would bet odds on something of this sort. I told you I think that M'Carmmon'sbattalion had been trans- ferred to the 16th Div as a Reserve. He is awfully upset &I find it difficult to forgive Gen Powell's obtinacyin Craig's &my advice to apply for this battalion for our Divn. In the more latter days he would I feel have taken this advice, but at that time he was very much the autocrat, as you may remember. How is your cold? I do hope gone. Mine has practically & in any case it won't do for you to take it to Mater's. She will probably insist on rubbing you with her rings on , a performance which I remember even now with some terror ! I am just the good too much butter & new French bread perhaps but I hope my tabloids will put this right. The Gen' is distinctly that way &at meals is very trying sometimes bursting out into a wild tirade suddenly about the food or waiting. Thank Heavens Farnham is responsible for the mess,& in consequence it does not react on him as it does would on any one else who has less intime, or a mere Commoner ! a very important point. I was next to him last night & continued my conversation with during this outburst on purpose — it was a one sided converstion & I am not sure whether it was approved. was strong on mixing the 16th&36 Div' but I think I convinced him that he would be making a dangerous experiment. I asked him what he thought would be the result if some of one Divn (e g the guns) shot at some of the other, which must often happen especially at night, or some shot near them, or if one was a little late in supporting the other, through no fault perhaps, ..., can't you imagine ! This thoughtlessness is so typically the English point of view. Have you read Miss Bates' article in the Nov Nat' Review on Carson & Ulster. It is very good tho' a little flattering in style. You might write our joint congratulations if you have time Send it c/o him at the Ulster club if you wish. I will close now as I think you are rather a spoilt p r , but you pass on the spoiling too Ever your b w W.BSpender Wilfrid Spender Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 2 July 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 7 July 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 11 July 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender. 13 July 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 2 July 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender, 18 August 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, circa June 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 11 June 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 15 June 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 17 June 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 27 June 1916Letter from Sir Wilfrid Spender to his wife Lady Lillian Spender, 27 June 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from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 8 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to his family, 8 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 9 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 10 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 10 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 11 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 12 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 14 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to family, 14 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 15 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 16 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to family, 17 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 17 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 19 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to family, 20 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender to family, 21 November 1915Letter from Wilfrid Spender 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