The following reply to telegram sent by Colonel Cooper on behalf of the battalion to Her Majesty the Queen on Shamrock Day was received yesterday:—
'The Queen thanks her Dublin Fusiliers for loyal message. Windsor Castle, 18th.'[Back to Contents]
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Elandslaagte, 3/4/00 (7).
Colonel Saunderson's Letter.
The following letter was received to-day by the Commanding Officer from Colonel Saunderson, M.P.:—
'Castle Saunderson, Belturbet, 1/3/00.
'Dear Sir,
'I cannot help writing to you to express on my part, and on the part of every loyal Irishman, the pride and sympathy we take in the heroic deeds of the Dublin Fusiliers in South Africa. Your gallant regiment has shed a lustre on the army to which they belong and on the country from which they come.
'No words of mine can express the admiration we feel for their loyalty, their courage, and their indomitable determination. I hope they realise how our hearts are with them.'