From: Michael Purcell <carlowmike@gmail.com>
Henry Bruen, William Bunbury &
Rathvilly
Vestry,1900.
Carlow Sentinel.
3rd March 1900.
Letter from the Right Hon. Henry Bruen of Oak
Park, to the Carlow Board of Guardians thanking them for passing a
resolution on the death of his grandson, Hon. William McClintock
Bunbury. Oak Park House, Carlow.
Dear Sir - I beg that you will offer on behalf
of my family and myself our sincere thanks to the Board of Guardians
for the kind resolution of condolence passed by them at their last
meeting; such an expression of sympathy of our friends is most
soothing in the grief which we feel under this bereavement, -- I
remain yours gratefully, Henry Bruen.
The Late Hon. William McClintock Bunbury, 2nd
Lieutenant 2nd Dragoons (Scots' Greys).
A meeting of the
Select Vestry of Rathvilly Parish was held on 17th February
1900, at which the following members attended:-
Rev. Jas O'Callaghan,
Peter Slater, William Salter, Harold Philip Earl, Chas Butler, Wm
Burgess, J.P. Churchwarden ;
Benjamin Allshire, Dr Thomas Kidd,
William Corrigan, Hon Secretary ; Mr Wilson, J.P., sent an apology for
his unavoidable absence.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted :-
"We the Select Vestry of Rathvilly Parish,
having heard with regret of the death of the Hon. William McClintock
Bunbury from wounds received on the march to the relief of Kimberly,
beg to tender to Lord and Lady Rathdonnell and family our most sincere
and respectful sympathy in the grievous loss they have sustained in
the death of their son.
The melancholy news has cast a gloom over this
his native parish, and the painful occurrence is deeply felt by all
classes and creeds, without distinction.
We feel it must be
some consolation to the afflicted parents to know that their gallant
son met a soldier's death while taking part in a deed that must ever
rank amongst the most brilliant in the annals of the British Army."
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