Letter from John McDonald to King George V, 26 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 John Reginald McDonald

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Letter from John McDonald (on behalf of the Loyal Orange Lodge No. 677) to King George V expressing their sympathy for the King's loss of Lord Kitchner. John Reginald McDonald (1885-1967) was a chaplain working in Co. Down. He would later serve as the Archdeacon of Connor, (1946-64).

National Archives of Ireland NAI/CSO/RP/1916/10970/1 https://letters1916.ie/item/4424 English John Reginald McDonald 1916-06-26 Bangor, Co. Down, Ireland King George Buckingham Palace, London, England Male 1936 World War I (1914-1918) Industry and Public Administration

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 To His Majesty the King Sir I have been requested by the members of Royal Orange Lodge Number 677 to forward to your Majesty the enclosed resolution: It was passed unanimously at our June meeting held in the Orange Hall Bangor, Co Down, Ireland. I have the honour to remain, Your Majestys' most faithful subject & dutiful servant. J.RaymondMcDonald UnplainL.O.L. no.677. Resolution:— "The members of L.O.L. No.677 assembled in "Lodge at Bangor, Co. Down, Ireland, express their "deep grief and heartfelt regret at the tragedy "which as robbed His Majesty the King and his "Empire of the distinguished solider and leader, "Field Marshall the Right Honourable H.H. Earl "Kitchener of Khartoum, K.G., K.P., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., "G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., Secretary of State for War. They "express their humble sympathy with His Majesty in the "loss which he has sustained. At the same time they "are very grateful for the noble work done by the late "Earl for the Empire, and the splendid example of "duty and service which he has left for his fellow "subjects." Bangor, Co. Down, Ireland Letter from John McDonald to King George V, 26 June 1916 Buckingham Palace, London, England Telegram from Samuel Davidson to Frederick Ponsonby, 11 July 1916Letter from Thomas Mercer to Arthur John Bigge, 8 June 1916Letter from Edward, Prince of Wales to John Redmond, 31 January 1916Letter from Colonel Clive Wigram to John Redmond, 3 April 1916Letter from John McDonald to King George V, 26 June 1916Letter from Daniel Gordon to King George, 8 April 1916 John Reginald McDonald Letter from John McDonald to King George V, 26 June 1916