Monday, 10th January, 1916
Spent most of the day in town
shopping with Ethel & Beatrice
Aunt Lily met us at Mitchells for
lunch saw Ian Murphy home
on leave from France with his
Mother, he has horribly fat.
He is attached to the heavy Artillery
Beatrice & Aunt Lily went to
Pictures in Grafton Street.
I got home to tea.
I have not mentioned that we got
your letter of Nov. 31st 1someday last week.
We were so sorry to see that you had
suffered from the intense cold. It is
terrible to think of these dreadful hardships
& I hope you had time to get over the bad
effects. Marie tells us in her letters
of the fearful sufferings of the men
as she got some of them at Malta.
Poor Boy we all hope this will be
made up to you some day.
Editorial Notes1Error on Mary Martin's part; there are only 30 days in November.
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Ethel Mary Martin
Born in 1893, Ethel Mary was Mary Martin's daughter and served as a VAD during the First World War. Beatrice Margaret Mary Martin
Born 25 April 1898, Beatrice Margaret Mary, also known as Bee by her family was Mary Mary Martin's daughter. She shared a birthday with her sister Marie. Lily Levins Moore
Born 1875, Lily Levins Moore was Mary Martin's sister. Mitchells
Mitchell’s Café, a fashionable restaurant at number 10 Grafton Street in Dublin and a particular favourite of the Martin family. Ian Murphy
Unidentified as yet. France
Mary Martin's son, Tommy fought and was wounded on French battlefields. Her daughter Marie nursed in France during the Battle of the Somme. Grafton Street
Upmarket thoroughfare in central Dublin. Charles Andrew Martin
Born 3 June 1895, Charles Andrew was Mary Martin's son. This diary is dedicated to him. He was reported wounded and missing in December 1915 and died of his wounds on December 8 while in Bulgarian captivity, aged 20. However it wasn't until July 1 1916 that official confirmation of his death was received. Marie Helena Martin
Born 25 April 1892 and died 27 January 1975. Marie Helena was Mary Martin's daughter and worked in Malta and France as a VAD nurse during the First World War. In 1937 she founded the religious order Medical Missionaries of Mary. Malta
Mediterranean island south of Sicily and part of the British Empire. Marie Martin served there as a VAD from October 1915 to April 1916. | 
