Saturday, 22nd January, 1916

Minnie Fitzgerald sent me a copy of letter
she had received from General Cox saying
"Poor Baby Martin is wounded &
missing" And how at first he had
only reported you wounded but 3 days
your C.O. reported no trace could be found
of you. Then he tells what he asked you
to do and & how splendidly you accomplished
it. He thinks you were wounded early in
the day, that Turner took over command &
altho hit in the arm took out the remainder
of the Company (29 men) He says, "Some think
Baby tried to get back by his right & was
Captured. I am very very sorry for the Boy
as he was so young & had done right well"
He tells how his brigade had most of
the fighting & that if he had not been
to hold on, when driven out of his original
position it would have been a complete
rout.
He sent a kind message to me & I was
deeply gratified to see the way he spoke
of you.
Jack returned from Laughanstown he &
Beatrice dined at Eversden.