Letter from Henry Kavanagh to Enoch Kavanagh, 8 January 1916
Handwritten letter from Henry Kavanagh to his brother from Salonica Field Force. He had left Gallipoli and wasn’t sure what was going to happen next. He also mentions his brother Norman, and that he hasn’t heard from him since he started training. The weather is improving and he hopes that winter is coming to an end.
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Dublin City Archives
Henry Kavanagh
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eng
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Dublin City Library and Archive
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