Today we continue with Fr Willie’s narrative on the battle for Messines Ridge with the events that occurred on June 7 1917. …
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June 7, 2023
Today we have a small excerpt from one of Fr Doyle’s letters which describes his preparations for the Battle of Messines. It …
June 6, 2023
I have not told them at home, and do not want them to know but we have had a terrible time for …
June 5, 2023
I had not the heart to wake up the poor nuns, and after all when one is fast asleep, is not a …
June 4, 2023
As you might like to know how the ‘game of raiding your neighbour’ is played, a sort of novelty for your next …
May 29, 2023
Dear Sir — One is often struck, on glancing over the papers, at the numerous appeals made to provide ‘comforts for our …
May 26, 2023
I had been along the front line as usual to give the men a General Absolution which they are almost as anxious …
May 23, 2023
We continue today with an excerpt from the original letter detailing some of the work Fr Willie had to undertake towards the …
April 28, 2023
Fr Willie sent the letter below to his father one year after the gas attack of April 1916 (see yesterday’s post). In …
April 27, 2023
Fr Willie had many incredibly close shaves with death during the almost 2 years he spent as a military chaplain. He has …
April 26, 2023