Letter from A.J. Digan to Miss Murray, 12 September, 1916. Letters 1916-1923 A.J. Digan

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This letter is from Lieutenant Colonel A.J.Digan, Connaught Rangers, a prisoner of war in Bulgaria. This typewritten note refers to applications for assistance, boots, and clothing, received from two Connaught Rangers Prisoners of War in Sofia, Bulgaria. Writer asks that, if these men are not already on the books (possibly of the Irish Women's Association), assistance should be sent. There is also a handwritten note on the back summarising the letter and adding "wrote to I.W.A. Sep 19 1916".

 National Library of Ireland Clonbrock Estate Papers, Collection List No. 54; Ms. 35,796/11/7a https://letters1916.ie/item/5901 English A.J. Digan 1916-09-12 Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland. Miss Murray Male World War I (1914-1918) World War I (1914-1918)

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 Kinsale, 12th Sept, 1916. Dear Miss Murray, Application has been received from No. 4807 Private R.Finch FRENCH and No. 5243 Pte W. Hore, The Connaught Rangers, who stated that they are Prisoner's of War at Sofia, Bulgaria, and who ask for assistance, boots and clothing. If these men's names are not already on your books, can you please arrange that assistance be sent them. Yours sincerely, A.J. Digan 1916 Sep: 16 French & Hore C.R. Col. Digan 2 Prisioners of War to miss Murray — re - Prisoners of War Bulgaria Wrote to J.W.A. Sep: 19.1916 Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland. Letter from Humphrey Pearson to Robert Chalmers, 21 June 1916Letter from A.J. Digan to Miss Murray, 12 September, 1916. A.J. Digan Letter from A.J. Digan to Miss Murray, 12 September, 1916.