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John Adams Letters from the Front
by John Adams Letters from the Front
Letters written by John Adams during his time serving with the Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Great War, 1914-1919. These letters are read by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren 100 years to the month after they were written.
Episodes
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Epilogue 2
In this final podcast of the series Mark, Roger and John cover what happened to John after the War, following […]
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Epilogue 1
In this penultimate podcast of the series we look at demobilisation of the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers.
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November 1918
The end of the war at 11 am on 11.11.18. And a move from Dublin to Belfast for John
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October 1918
This month we hear about a telegram that arrived at Lisadian…
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August 1918
August 1918
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July 1918
The main event in July was the Shoddy Farm raid in the early hours of 22 July 1918.
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June 1918
John finally managed to make it home on leave in June 1918, so we have few letters from this time.
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April 1918
Brutal fighting continued as the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers moved to Mount Kemmel SW of Ypres, and the Germans start […]
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March 1918
This episode looks at the brutal events surrounding the German Spring Offensive (Operation Michael). The 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers were […]
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February 1918
In this episode we still see that John is concerned for his mother’s health. In the history section we look […]
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January 1918
John was back with his Battalion in January 1918. His one letter shows that he was very concerned about his […]
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October 1917
This month we look at history of the North Irish Horse, which amalgamated with the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers in […]
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August 1917
No letters this month, just field postcards. This is unsurprising given the context: the beginning of the Battle of Passchendaele […]
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July 1917
July was a busy month of training near Ypres. And a letter with some gaps.
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June 1917
A look at the Battle of Messines in June 1917, where the 36th Ulster and 16th Irish Divisions fought side […]
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May 1917
John returns to the Western Front in May 1917.
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April 1917
No letters from John this month, so just a short history section on the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers.
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March 1917
John is still in Ireland, but is about to go back to France. We also discuss some new evidence about […]
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February 1917
Only one letter this month – complaining about the wet in Newtownards. We also have Part 2 of our interview […]
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January 1917
John finally gets to leave Tipperary for somewhere closer to home – Newtownards. We also have Part 1 of an […]
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November-December 1916
John getting ready for a long Christmas in Tipperary
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October 1916
Letters from John, still recovering from his hand wound at Tipperary, and from Jeannie.
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September 1916
No letters from John Adams this month, but three postcards from his older sister Jeannie who was a domestic servant […]
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August 1916
The effects of the 1st day of the Somme as felt at home. And John Adams back in Ireland, closer […]
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July 1916
This podcast looks at the momentous events of the 1st July 1916, back at Hamel. Then shifts to the contrast […]
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May 1916
John Adams was accidentally wounded in the left hand on the evening of 1 May 1916. This podcast looks at […]
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April 1916
The Easter Rising took place 100 years ago at the end of April 1916. In this podcast, Mark talks with […]
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March 1916
Rumours of an air raid over Belfast, a joke between brothers, and the usual concerns for his mother.
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February 1916
John Adams spent a large part of February 1916 on home leave back in Ireland. This shorter podcast covers that […]
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January 1916
This podcast covers a number of letters from John Adams as he is about to go back into the trenches. […]
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December 1915
This podcast covers John Adams’ first Christmas in the trenches and a further discussion between Mark, Roger and John.
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November 1915
This episode features a conversation between Mark, Roger and John remembering our trip to the Western Front in 2014. It […]
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October 1915
This podcast looks at October 1915, when the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers first deployed to France.
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September 1915
This podcast looks at September 1915, the last month of training for the men of the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers […]
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August 1915
This podcast looks at August 1915.
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July 1915
This podcast looks at how the Orange Order helped the men of the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers keep contact with […]
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June 1915
This podcast looks at the structure of the British Army and the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers’ move to Sussex for […]
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May 1915
The podcast for May 1915 features the second part of our interview Heather Montgomery from the School of Geography, Archaeology […]
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April 1915
The podcast for April 1915 features Heather Montgomery from the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University Belfast. Heather […]
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March 1915
The podcast for March 1915 covers a recruitment march in Co. Cavan and Co. Monaghan, John Adams looking forward to […]
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February 1915
This podcast looks at further training in February 1915, including a recruiting route march through Co. Armagh.
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January 1915
This podcast episode looks at January 1915, when John Adams was still in training in North Down.
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December 1914
December’s podcast looks back to Christmas 1914, and also contains a tribute to John Adams’ love of brass bands.
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November 2014
This month’s podcast is an interview with Jonathan McGrath of the Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum in Armagh, looking at the […]
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Letters written by John Adams during his time serving with the Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Great War, 1914-1919. These letters are read by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren 100 years to the month after they were written.
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