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Pte. Herbert McWilliams

British Army 8th Btn. (East Belfast) Royal Irish Rifles

from:9 Abington Street, Belfast

(d.10th Feb 1916)

Pte Herbert McWilliams was a friend of my grandmother, May Connellan. He sent her an embroidered postcard on 27 December 1915, wishing her "A Bright New Year, with Kind Regards". I do not know if there was a deeper sentiment behind the words of the card, but my grandmother kept it until her own death in 1984, so perhaps there was.

Sadly, Pte McWilliams was killed in action on 10 Feb 1916, just a few short weeks after sending the card, and only 3 days after his battalion moved to the front line from the River Ancre to the Mailly-Maillett-Serre road.



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