▁Wales ▁comple tes ▁its ▁transfer ▁to ▁purpose - built ▁prem ises ▁in ▁Aber yst w yth . ▁March ▁ 2 2 ▁– ▁J . ▁R . ▁R . ▁Tol k ien ▁and ▁Ed ith ▁Br att ▁marry ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ▁Im mac ulate ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁War wick , ▁England . ▁They ▁will ▁serve ▁as ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁fict ional ▁characters ▁Ber en ▁and ▁L ú th ien . ▁Tol k ien ▁leaves ▁for ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁France ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁June . ▁ ▁March ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Don ▁Mar quis ▁introdu ces ▁the ▁characters ▁Arch y ▁and ▁Me hit abel ▁in ▁his ▁" The ▁Sun ▁D ial " ▁column ▁in ▁The ▁Even ing ▁Sun ▁( New ▁York ▁City ). ▁Arch y ▁is ▁a ▁poetry - writing ▁co ck ro ach ▁unable ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁type writer ▁shift ▁key ; ▁Me hit abel ▁is ▁a ▁cat . ▁April – J une ▁– ▁K atherine ▁Mans field ▁and ▁John ▁Middle ton ▁Mur ry ▁live ▁as ▁neighb ours ▁to ▁D . ▁H . ▁and ▁Fried a ▁Lawrence ▁at ▁High er ▁Tre ger then , ▁near ▁Z enn or ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁( Eng land ). ▁April ▁ 2 4 – 3 0 ▁– ▁In ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Bro ther hood ▁proc laim ▁an ▁Irish ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁Irish ▁Cit izen ▁Army ▁occup y ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁and ▁other ▁buildings ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁before ▁surrender ing