Saturday, 19 February, 1916
Gerald turned up this morning a little before
9 oc he is looking very well indeed & very
smart in his staff uniform we hear G.S.O
means General Staff Officer I am afraid we
are horribly ignorant. He had not much
time after breakfast as he went by 10 oc
train to get 10 45 from Amiens St.
He says they are having a fairly hot time
in France being shelled continually by
the Bosche [sic: Boche] 1 but we retaliate in kind.
He met Irene in London she is off very soon
to cook in Egypt & Eveleen has gone as
Chauffeur to somebody in Exeter. They
were at Waterloo waiting for Eveleen's train
when who should they see but Tommy
Overflowing according to Irene with good
spirits & luggage. She thought he would want
a special van but this is a libel.
It was a great pleasure to see Gerald looking so fit.
This afternoon Violet & I went to town I ordered
a cake for Tommy's birthday I hope it may
arrive in time. Violet went to see Aunt Eve
& found her much better. I parted with her
& went to Sandymount to see Aunt Helena.
Editorial Notes1Boche is a derogatory term used in World War I for the Germans.
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Gerald Gartlan
Captain and staff officer in the Royal Irish Rifles, wounded twice in action on the Western Front. Friend of both Thomas and Charles Martin and romantically attached to Marie, Mary Martin's daughter, until 1917. Amiens Station
Terminus of the Great Northern Line from Belfast, now called Connolly Station.
Unidentified as yet. London
Capital of the United Kingdom and where the Martins had many friends. Egypt
Populous country in North Africa and a British Protectorate at this time. Eveleen Mary Levins Moore
Born on 27 Oct 1878, Evelyn Mary Levins Moore was Mary Martin's sister. Exeter
City in South-west England. Waterloo
Major train station in London catering to the large southern English ports like Portsmouth and Southampton. 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. Eveleen Mary Levins Moore
Born on 27 Oct 1878, Evelyn Mary Levins Moore was Mary Martin's sister. Sandymount
Coastal suburb of southern Dublin. Helena Martin
(1866-1937), Helena Martin, Mary Martin's sister-in-law. | 
