Thursday, 10 February, 1916
Violet, Ethel very excited over this
exam for St John Ambulance Assoc:
the VAD is to be made into a Division
therefore they were very nervous they
might not pass & be put—off. Dr Ella
Webb gave them a lecture on respect to
the matron before the exam. Everyone
passed.
I met Ethel in town we tried to make
our way into Jammets expecting to meet
Tommy but we did not succeed, we were
giving him up when we met him in
Suffolk St. We turned back with him
& finding the downstairs room full we
went upstairs. Alphonse was enquiring
for you he was very sorry to hear that
you were captured.
Having tickets for a recruiting
conference at the Mansion House at
which Lord Wimborne & John Redmond
we went on there. There was a fair
crowd which was described by the
speaker as most representative.
John Redmond spoke very well & spoke
some home truths to the Farmers.
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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. Ethel Mary Martin
Born in 1893, Ethel Mary was Mary Martin's daughter and served as a VAD during the First World War. St John Ambulance Association
The Dublin Brigade of the St John Ambulance Association treated casualties on both sides in the Easter Rebellion and fed and cared for evacuees during the upheaval in the city. Voluntary Aid Detachment
The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) was a voluntary organisation providing army nursing services in countries throughout the British Empire during World War I. Marie Martin served as a VAD in Malta and in Hardelot in France. Ella Webb
(1877–1946) Dr. Ella Webb was a pioneer for women in medicine. During the Easter Rising she helped set up an emergency hospital for the St. John Ambulance Brigade which treated combatants on both sides. Jammets
A French restaurant considered one of the finest restaurants in Dublin at the time. Located on Andrew Street, it was a particular favourite of the Martin family. 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. Suffolk St
Dublin street near thoroughfare of Grafton Street. Alphonse ?
Waiter at the famous Dublin restaurant Jammetts, where the Martins dined frequently. 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. Mansion House
Residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin on Dawson Street. Ivor Guest Wimborne
(1873 – 1939) Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne, known as Lord Wimborne from 1914 to 1918, was a British politician, and one of the last Lords Lieutenant of Ireland, serving in that position at the time of the Easter Rising and being replaced shortly afterward. He authorised the imposition of martial law on Ireland on April 29. John Edward Redmond
(1856 – 1918) An Irish nationalist politician and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1900 to 1918. He encouraged the Irish Volunteers to enlist en masse in the British Army and was integral to the creation of the 10th (Irish) Division. His brother, Willie, died on the Western Front in 1917. | 
