John Adams Letters From The Front

In this final podcast of the series Mark, Roger and John cover what happened to John after the War, following […]

In this penultimate podcast of the series we look at demobilisation of the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers.

The end of the war at 11 am on 11.11.18. And a move from Dublin to Belfast for John

This month we hear about a telegram that arrived at Lisadian…

August 1918

The main event in July was the Shoddy Farm raid in the early hours of 22 July 1918.

John finally managed to make it home on leave in June 1918, so we have few letters from this time.

Brutal fighting continued as the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers moved to Mount Kemmel SW of Ypres, and the Germans start […]

This episode looks at the brutal events surrounding the German Spring Offensive (Operation Michael). The 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers were […]

In this episode we still see that John is concerned for his mother’s health. In the history section we look […]

John was back with his Battalion in January 1918. His one letter shows that he was very concerned about his […]

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This month we look at history of the North Irish Horse, which amalgamated with the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers in […]

No letters this month, just field postcards. This is unsurprising given the context: the beginning of the Battle of Passchendaele […]

July was a busy month of training near Ypres. And a letter with some gaps.

A look at the Battle of Messines in June 1917, where the 36th Ulster and 16th Irish Divisions fought side […]