Nickmetcalfe Posted 1 December , 2015 Share Posted 1 December , 2015 While in command of 9th (Service) Battalion, Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Blacker wrote to his wife, Eva, almost every day. The letters, which span the period October 1915 to March 1917, were relatively uncensored and provide a fascinating insight into the life of a commanding officer in the front line and of the actions of his Battalion. Between 1921 and 1924 extracts from his letters were reproduced in the magazine of Seagoe Parish Church, Portadown in chapters titled ‘With The ‘Ninth’ In France‘. These letters, with added explanatory footnotes and illustrations, are being published daily 100 years after they were first written. The letters for October and November are online and December’s have begun. You can read them here: http://blackersletters.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 1 December , 2015 Share Posted 1 December , 2015 Nothing from Feb 18 when many from 7th Bn joined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickmetcalfe Posted 1 December , 2015 Author Share Posted 1 December , 2015 Nothing from Feb 18 when many from 7th Bn joined? I don't follow. The letters only cover the period October 1915 to March 1917 when Blacker left command. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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