Abstract A collection of papers belonging to Fr. Francis A. Gleeson relating to his time as Catholic Military Chaplain to the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers during World War I. The papers include diaries detailing life at the front and religious activities, Brigade Rolls listing mainly Roman Catholic soldiers, and correspondence from the families of men missing or killed in action.
1. | Brigade roll of Roman Catholics : belonging to Francis A. Gleeson, R.C. Chaplain, 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, British Expeditionary Force, France [View...] |
2. | Diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 23 December 1914 - 29 January 1915 [View...] |
3. | Brigade roll of mainly Roman Catholics and diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 31 January 1915 - 30 April 1915 [View...] |
4. | Diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 17 January 1915 - 4 October 1915 [View...] |
5. | Diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 7 February 1915 - 3 May 1915 [View...] |
6. | Brigade roll of mainly Roman Catholics fighting with the British Expeditionary Forces [View...] |
7. | List of soldiers and diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 10 - 11 November 1917 [View...] |
8. | Diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 12 - 25 December 1917 [View...] |
9. | Margaret Maughan writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son James Maughan [View...] |
10. | Mrs. E. Thompson writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Private W. Thompson [View...] |
11. | Elizabeth Meaney writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Martin Meaney [View...] |
12. | Mrs. M. Doyle writing to Fr. Gleeson about her husband Sergeant J. Doyle [View...] |
13. | James Byrne writing to Fr. Gleeson about his brother Private Byrne, 6182 [View...] |
14. | Mrs. P. Currin writing to Fr. Gleeson about her husband Private Patrick Currin [View...] |
15. | Patrick O’Connor writing to Fr. Gleeson about his son Private Patrick O’Connor, 7093 [View...] |
16. | Mary Hawley writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Private W. Hawley, 6463 [View...] |
17. | Mrs. Roger Campbell writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Private William Campbell, 6934 [View...] |
18. | Ellen MacDonagh writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Joachim MacDonagh [View...] |
19. | Mary McEvoy writing to Fr. Gleeson about her brother Private J. McEvoy [View...] |
20. | H. Dawes writing to Fr. Gleeson about his son Frank Dawes [View...] |
21. | Margaret Burke writing to Fr. Gleeson about her husband Private W. Burke, 3591 [View...] |
22. | Mary King writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Christopher King [View...] |
23. | Fr. Gleeson writing about celebrating mass in a Nyssen hut [View...] |
24. | Page from a diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson [View...] |
25. | 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers:nominal book of casualties (killed) of above unit [View...] |
26. | List of soldiers [View...] |
27. | B Coy 2nd RM Fusiliers:list of NCOs & men killed & missing [View...] |
28. | Mr. & Mrs. Crimmins writing to Fr. Gleeson about their brother Ernest Crimmins [View...] |
29. | Thomas Casey writing to Fr. Gleeson about Sergeant w. Casey, 6906 [View...] |
30. | List of men killed in June 1917 [View...] |
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