Letter from Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre, 21 August, 1916. Letters 1916-1923 Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre

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This letter was received by the Royal Dublin Fusiliers County Kildare Committee and forwarded by Lady Mayo to Lady Clonbrock in her letter of 1 September, 1916, which also survives. The writer says that he has a number of cards from Connolly expressing gratitude for bread. However the R.D.F. 'subscription' for bread in this case has ended and the writer wants to know if it is being renewed. Connolly was a Connaught Ranger and when Lady Mayo realised this she referred his case back to Lady Clonbrock. Lady Mayo, Geraldine Sarah Bourke (née Ponsonby), Countess of Mayo, (1863-1944), was a committee member in The Royal Dublin Fusiliers' County Kildare Committee. The Committee dealt with parcels for RDF prisoners of war abroad. Lady Clonbrock, Augusta Caroline Dillon (née Crofton) (1839-1928), wife of Luke Gerald Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock, (1834-1917) was one of a number of ladies who were members of the Irish Womens Association. Formed in London in the Spring of 1915, the IWA's purpose was to provide food and comforts for prisoners of war belonging to Irish Regiments.

National Library of Ireland Clonbrock Estate Papers, Collection List No. 54; Ms. 35,796/11/9 https://letters1916.ie/item/5903 English Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre 1916-08-21 British Section, British Legation, Helvetiastrasse 5, Berne, Switzerland. Royal Dublin Fusiliers County Kildare Committee, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Male World War I (1914-1918) World War I (1914-1918)

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 Bureau de Secours Aux Prisonniers de Guerre British Section British Legation Berne 21 August 1916 Dear Sir We beg to enclose card just received from Pte. J. Connolly and also previous cards expressing his gratitude for the bread — unfortunately your subscription for his supply ended on June 7th last but we hope that you will now kindly renew the same & have written to that effect to him as well. With compliments, Yours faithfully Bureau de secours aux prisonniers de guerre Section Anglaise. BERNE P.S. If you cannot undertake the supply anymore, kindly return his last card (only) & much oblige British Section, British Legation, Helvetiastrasse 5, Berne, Switzerland. Letter from Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre, 21 August, 1916. Royal Dublin Fusiliers County Kildare Committee, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Letter from Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre, 21 August, 1916. Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre Letter from Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre, 21 August, 1916.