letter / Charles D'Arcy, 1916

Draft reply of Elizabeth D'Arcy (Darcy) to the Dept. of Defence's request for the particulars of the death of her son, Charles D'Arcy, to support her application for the pension. Gives particulars of Charles D'Arcy's service and death as; Charles was under the command of Sean Connolly in the City Hall garrison, and allotted to a section under Sergeant E. Elmes to take possession of Henry & James premises as support to City Hall itself. He met his death on the roof of those premises on the evening of Easter Monday. Mrs D'Arcy then states that those particulars could be certified by Frank Robbins and other officers of the Irish Citizen Army.;