Norman Binnie was my uncle. He lived at Gordon House, Drumcondra, Dublin. These are four telegrams relating to his army career. They include one instructing him to report to London and another confirming his discharge from the army. They were sent from Finner Camp, Co. Donegal, to Drumcondra Post Office. || 4 telegrams

1 letter Article, Dublin Historical Record, 2 March || Frank Brendan O'Carroll was the son of Professor Joseph O'Carroll, a Dublin physician, Governor of the Richmond Hospital and the only consultant physician to the British forces in Ireland. Joseph was offered a knighthood which he refused. CBE sent back after Croke Park and the burning of Cork. Frank joined the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and was a 2nd lieutenant. He landed in Gallipoli on 6 August, 1915 and was killed on 10 August. There is no known grave. He is commended on a monument in Silva Bay. I have provided a reply to a letter of condolence from a Mr. Kirpatrick. Also provided is an article published in Dublin Historical Record, 2 March || || Letter of thanks to a Mr Kirkpatrick for letter of sympathy on the death of Frank O'Carroll || Letter

1 photograph 1 letter, Arras, France Postcards || My father, Fred Tackaberry (no. 62034), was a Lewis gunner in th Royal Irish Fusiliers which was amalgamated into the 23rd Royal Fusiliers. He lived until the age of 95, and though he kept these items he was reluctant to talk about his experience. His diaries note the mud was the worst part (wet, blood, excrement, urine). I have included a photograph from 1916 taken in Templemore Barracks, when he was 18 years old. He is on horseback training. He thought there would be horse/cavalry fighting. A letter from a friend he met from another troop, sent from Arras, North France, is also included. This man is in a military hospital describing having had a leg amputation as though it was a tooth extraction. They remained friends for years. This man sent us books for Christmas each year. I have also included postcards from Fred to his sisters. Often said I am still going strong. || || Photograph || Photograph of Fred Tackaberry, Royal Irish Fusiliers, on horseback in Templemore Barracks || Templemore, Ireland