Sir Francis Vane : Letters of 1916

Following his reporting of the murders of Franics Sheehy-Skeffington and journalists McIntyre and Dickinson, Sir Francis Vane was given a rough deal by the British Army who appear to have wanted things covered up.

The Letters of 1916 site has a couple of documents from Sir Francis Vane re his service during the Rising and subsequent "unemployment" which make for interesting reading :

Sir Francis Vane

Sir Francis Vane to John Dillon

IAVTC Documents : Letters of 1916

The excellent Letters of 1916 initiative has a number of documents online that relate to the Irish Association of Volunteer Training Corps (aka the IAVTC or "Gorgeous Wrecks") :

15th April 1916
Letter from Robert Anderson to Sir Matthew Nathan

17th April 1916
Letter to Robert Anderson

18th April 1916
Letter from Belfast VTC to Sir Matthew Nathan
Letter from Robert Anderson to Sir Matthew Nathan

19th April 1916
Letter from Belfast VTC to Robert Anderson

20th April 1916
Letter from Robert Anderson to Sir Matthew Nathan

21st April 1916
Letter from Robert Anderson to Sir Matthew Nathan

22nd April 1916
Letter from Sir Matthew Nathan to DMP Commissioner Edgeworth-Johnstone
Letter from DMP Commissioner Edgeworth-Johnstone to Sir Matthew Nathan
Letter to Robert Anderson


2nd May 1916
R Hutchinson to Sir Matthew Nathan


9th May 1916
Letter from Robert Anderson to Edward O'Farrell

The Sherwood Foresters in the Easter Rising Dublin 1916

Just got a copy of this book via ebay.

Some good info re the Sherwoods before, during and after the Rising. Good info re the those Killed in Action and Died of Wounds, the wounded and those with awards.

A few errors, lots of typos; some photos too small. No references. 

A bit poor in relation to things Irish.

Worth a read but worth trying to get as cheaply as possible.

Captain Scovell RAMC - Mount Street Bridge

In the various post Rising reports there is reference to a Captain Scovell RAMC who was driving a car through the Mount Street Bridge area on the first day of the Rising where Richard Waters was shot. Mr Waters was taken to hospital and later died of wounds.

Dr Rowland Hill Scovell (1863 - 1939) was the RAMC Captain driving the car when Richard Waters (a bank official) was shot.

Dr Scovell had previously played rugby for Ireland :

http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/641.html

UB-13

The following page carries the list of the 17 German sailors killed aboard the U-Boat UB-13

http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/u-boote/uboote_wk1/wk1_ub13.htm

Originally thought to have been destroyed by a mine off the Belgian coast, there is now some thought that she may have been destroyed by one of the British trawlers on the barrage created outside Zeebrugge.


Arthur Metz

A Breitenbend

Georg Diesel

Private George Wyld

With 93 days service Private George Wyld was killed in action during the Easter Rising with the 2/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) and is buried in Grangegorman Cemetery.

Attested 7th December 1915 aged 19years and 10 months originally as T33621 in the 7th Battalion and then transferred as 5430 to the 2/7th Battalion. A number of records transpose the first 2 digits of his number and show him as 4530 rather than 5430.

His mother was deceased at the time of his service. He left behind his father Joseph, 4 brothers and 4 sisters.

CQMS Robert Gamble

Dublin born Company Quarter Master Sergeant Robert Gamble was shot and killed on the 26th April 1916 on the railway track near Beggars Bush Barracks in Dublin. He was under the command of Captain Gerrard at the time of his death.

Born on the 19th August 1890 to Robert Gamble and Maria (nee Vance).

Gamble joined the 5th Royal Dublin Fusiliers as number 7015 in August 1907 as a part time soldier. He then enlisted as regular soldier in the Royal Irish Rifles on 22nd November 1907 and served with the 2nd Battalion as number 8833. Entered France on the 15th August 1914. 

His service record indicates born 1889. Church and state records state 1890.

Wounded twice :

Slight gun shot wound 15th October 1914; transferred to hospital in England and rejoined battalion 1st April 1915.

Wound to arm and leg (in action near Hill 60) 8th May 1915. Sent to hospital in England 11th May 1915.

Transferred to King George V Hospital, Dublin 15th September 1915.

It looks like a Medical Board recommended that Robert Gamble stay in the Army but that he should be assigned for Home Service.

The 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion was formed in Dublin in March 1916.

Gamble was transferred to 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, on the 11th March 1916 as serial number 7 and was appointed as Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant the same day.