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.
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…
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 […]
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 […]
No letters from John this month, so just a short history section on the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers.
John is still in Ireland, but is about to go back to France. We also discuss some new evidence about […]
Only one letter this month – complaining about the wet in Newtownards. We also have Part 2 of our interview […]
John finally gets to leave Tipperary for somewhere closer to home – Newtownards. We also have Part 1 of an […]
John getting ready for a long Christmas in Tipperary
Letters from John, still recovering from his hand wound at Tipperary, and from Jeannie.
No letters from John Adams this month, but three postcards from his older sister Jeannie who was a domestic servant […]
The effects of the 1st day of the Somme as felt at home. And John Adams back in Ireland, closer […]
This podcast looks at the momentous events of the 1st July 1916, back at Hamel. Then shifts to the contrast […]
John Adams was accidentally wounded in the left hand on the evening of 1 May 1916. This podcast looks at […]
The Easter Rising took place 100 years ago at the end of April 1916. In this podcast, Mark talks with […]
Rumours of an air raid over Belfast, a joke between brothers, and the usual concerns for his mother.
John Adams spent a large part of February 1916 on home leave back in Ireland. This shorter podcast covers that […]
This podcast covers a number of letters from John Adams as he is about to go back into the trenches. […]
This podcast covers John Adams’ first Christmas in the trenches and a further discussion between Mark, Roger and John.
This episode features a conversation between Mark, Roger and John remembering our trip to the Western Front in 2014. It […]
This podcast looks at October 1915, when the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers first deployed to France.
This podcast looks at September 1915, the last month of training for the men of the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers […]
This podcast looks at how the Orange Order helped the men of the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers keep contact with […]
This podcast looks at the structure of the British Army and the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers’ move to Sussex for […]
The podcast for May 1915 features the second part of our interview Heather Montgomery from the School of Geography, Archaeology […]
The podcast for April 1915 features Heather Montgomery from the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University Belfast. Heather […]
The podcast for March 1915 covers a recruitment march in Co. Cavan and Co. Monaghan, John Adams looking forward to […]
This podcast looks at further training in February 1915, including a recruiting route march through Co. Armagh.
This podcast episode looks at January 1915, when John Adams was still in training in North Down.
December’s podcast looks back to Christmas 1914, and also contains a tribute to John Adams’ love of brass bands.
This month’s podcast is an interview with Jonathan McGrath of the Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum in Armagh, looking at the […]
This podcast is a short radio interview that Mark did with North Antrim’s Q97.2 FM. In it he shares some […]
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