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RO426
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| Title |
1 Battalion, 1 Brigade, 4 Northern Division, IRA, 1 July 1922
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| Date |
26 March 1935 - 26 July 1935 |
| Scope and Content |
File relates to the efforts of the Office of the Referee, Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 to ascertain the strength of 1 Battalion, 1 Brigade, 4 Northern Division, IRA on the first and second critical dates – 11 July 1921 and 1 July 1922 respectively – to assist in the processing of military service pension applications received under that legislation.
This battalion covered parts of counties Louth and Armagh and the material on file relates primarily to 1 July 1922 as it did not exist in this form on 11 July 1921. See RO424 North Louth Battalion Fourth Northern Division 11th July 1921 and RO428 3 (Camlough) Battalion, 1 Brigade, 4 Northern Division for details regarding the units of this battalion on 11 July 1921.
As well as the names of those concerned, membership listings on file may also include: addresses; whether interned/imprisoned; whether deceased; references to membership of the National Army/Defence Forces, Gárda Síochána; military service pension file references.
File includes: membership lists for the staffs of the Battalion and the constituent companies and lists of the membership of the individual companies on 1 July 1922; pro forma, [created by officials of the Office of the Referee], giving battalion title with headings and entries where applicable for "Company", "1st Critical Date", "2nd Critical Date" and "Remarks"; covering letters from former IRA officers and/or members of the IRA Brigade Committee enclosing the listings on file.
Constituent units and companies with membership listings and/or figures (in brackets) on file for 1 July 1922 are: A (Dundalk) (121 and 122); B (Dundalk) (43); Blackrock (16); [G] Crossmaglen (66); Knockbridge (24 and 31); Louth (20); Castlebellingham/Dromiskin (21); Battalion staff (5).
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MA-MSPC-RO-426.pdf |
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