Saturday, 12 February, 1916
I went off to town early leaving
Thomas only getting up so did not
know his arrangements. I rang up
later & found he & Violet were coming
into town so we arranged to meet at
Mitchells where he had lunch, we
then went on to the Gaiety to see
"The Man who Stayed at Home"1 it was
very well done but I am afraid I
was not in the humor. I had seen
it twice before. A great many people
we knew there including Aunt Sissy &
Peggy.
Tommy dining with Major Nolan Ferrell
just as I got home a wire came for
him. "You will proceed to Southampton
& report to Embarkation Officer by 2.30
16th inst. Special train leaves Waterloo
11 35 a.m. 16th Wire Southampton if
you will travel by it."
I had a letter this morning from Mrs
Jourdain. The Colonel is suffering from
lumbago & insomnia & is waiting for a
Board to know if he gets home.
Good night. God bless & keep you.
Editorial Notes1A play about war and cowardice it was a big London hit in 1914.
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Thomas Patrick Martin
Born on St. Patrick’s Day, 17 March 1891 and died in 1954, Thomas Shannon Patrick was Mary Martin's son and was known in the family as Tommy. He served in the 5th Battalion of the Connaught Rangers, a famous Irish regiment of the British Army but survived the war. Violet Mary Martin
Born on 29 August 1896, Violet Mary was Mary Martin's daughter. She worked as a nurse during the First World War and later became a Dominican nun. Mitchells
Mitchell’s Café, a fashionable restaurant at number 10 Grafton Street in Dublin and a particular favourite of the Martin family. Gaiety Theatre
Famous theatre on South King Street, central Dublin. Kathleen Martin
(1873-1926) Mary Martin's sister-in-law known as Sissy in the family. Peggy Martin
Mary Martin's niece, daughter of Richard and Agnes Martin. H J Nolan Ferrall
Major Nolan Ferrall of the 5th Battalion of the Connaught Rangers where Mary Martin's son Tommy served for the duration of the First World War. Southampton
Port on south coast of England and a crossing for British troops on their way to and back from the Western Front. Waterloo
Major train station in London catering to the large southern English ports like Portsmouth and Southampton. Mrs Jourdain
Wife of Henry Francis Newdigate Jourdain, veteran of the Boer War and commander of the 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers during this period. Henry Jourdain
Henry Francis Newdigate Jourdain, veteran of the Boer War and commander of the 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers during this period. | 
