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Photograph album of Col. Fitz-Simon
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Photograph album of Col. Fitz-Simon

  • IE OCL P136
  • Fonds
  • 1921-1924

Photograph album created by Lt. Col. M. O'Carroll Fitz-Simon, M.C. , who began his military career in Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment, which was headquartered at Birr. The photographs document a peace-keeping mission the Leinsters undertook in Silesia (now part of Poland) from their departure at Dover on 31 May 1921, through Germany and to their destination of Oppeln (Opole in Poland today). Following the disbandment of the regiment in June 1922, Fitz-Simon joined the King's Own Regiment, Lancaster and the remaining photographs in the album depict scenes from missions in India and Burma. There is also a small number of photographs of people and houses in the Birr area including Whigsborough House, and the burnt out remains of Birr Barracks (following its destruction in the Civil War in July 1922).

Fitz-Simon, Christopher Richard Manners Daniel O'Connell, Lt Col

OCL P136 Page 11

OCL P136 Page 11

Silesia tour, Leinster Regiment

  1. [Untitled. Inter-allied garden-party, Gross Strehlitz/Strzelce Opolskie]
  2. 'Guttentag on a wet day, June 21'
  3. 'Eine Oberschlesicher'
  4. 'Awaiting arrival of General Gratier (121st B.C.A)'
OCL P136 Page 1

OCL P136 Page 1

Silesia tour, Leinster Regiment

  1. 'Dover Harbour from 87th Mess, May 31st 1921'
  2. 'Pipers playing before departure'
  3. 'Mahoney, Joyce, De Blaby, Duffield, McCann, Irwin'
  4. 'H. M. S, Vindictive'
OCL P136 Page 9

OCL P136 Page 9

Silesia campaign, Leinster Regiment

'Battalion moving to Guttentag June 1921'

  1. 'M. G. Post (Polish) McNamara & 'D' Coy: Me'
  2. [Untitled. Battalion en route to Guttentag]
  3. 'Phelin, Hyland, Me, Joyce, Hardie, Otway'
  4. 'Guttentag (Sept. 21)'
OCL P136 Page 3

OCL P136 Page 3

Silesia tour, Leinster Regiment

  1. 'Rhine'
  2. 'Last bridge over the Maine'
  3. [Untitled. View of River Main from train]
  4. 'Lewis, Hyland, Jameson, Otway, Sander, Duffield, Hamilton, Donald'
OCL P136 Page 5

OCL P136 Page 5

Silesia tour, Leinster Regiment

  1. '"C" Company arrival in Oppeln'
  2. 'Rupert, Grudshutz, 5-6-1922'
  3. 'Machine Gunners' Camp, Grudshutz, June 22'
  4. 'Q. M. Stores from my window, Grudschutz, June 22'
OCL P136 Page 8

OCL P136 Page 8

Silesia tour, Leinster Regiment,

'Rosenberg June 1921'

  1. 'Mob chasing Polish leaders'
  2. 'Demonstration by Bosch outside orderly room'
  3. 'Near Herby'
  4. 'R.C. Church High Altar'
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