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| File Reference |
MSP34REF1323
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| Name |
Edward Sammon |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
John's Row, Westport
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1888
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| Date of death |
1975-08-01
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34D496; DP2510; 1RB3401;
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| Civilian occupation |
Employee, R & H Hall Ltd., Westport Quay, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
3 Battalion
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| Company |
A Company
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| Brigade |
West Mayo Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Michael Kilroy; J Ring; J Malone; E Moane;
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Battalion Quartermaster
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| Unit |
3 Battalion
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| Brigade |
West Mayo Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
E Moane;
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
Yes |
| Grade |
D |
| Notes |
Awarded 5 and 1/6 years' service for pension purposes in 1936
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copy1RB3401 Edward Sammon.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34D496 Edward Sammon.pdf
Scanned/digital copyDP2510 Edward Sammon.pdf
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF1323 Edward Sammon.pdf |
| File dates |
12 December 1933 - 25 June 1979
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Edward Sammon's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the IRA in the service periods between 1 April 1920 and 30 September 1923 during the War of Independence, Truce period and Civil War. Applicant also claimed unsuccessfully for service in the periods between 1 April 1916 and 31 March 1920.
File also relates to subject's unsuccessful application under the Army Pensions Act, 1932.
Edward Sammon claimed membership of the Irish Volunteers from 1914. He stated that he mobilised twice under arms at the time of the 1916 Easter Rising awaiting orders. Following the Rising he was arrested and interned in Wandsworth and Wormwood Scrubs prisons in England and in Frongoch Internment Camp in Wales until his release in September of that year.
Following his release Edward Sammon re-joined the Irish Volunteers. Between then and the end of the War of Independence he claimed that he: took part in raids for arms; assisted in building dug outs for dumping arms; assisted in the burning of the vacated RIC Barracks at Westport Quay; assisted in the storing and distribution of arms and war material and did despatch and intelligence work. Subject and references state that Sammon requested to join an active service unit but was ordered to remain in Westport for intelligence purposes.
Edward Sammon became Battalion Quartermaster during the Truce period and was responsible for storage and care of arms and served in an IRA barracks in Westport. Following the outbreak of the Civil War Edward Sammon took part in engagements/operations against National Army forces in counties Mayo and Galway at Newport, Clifden, Kilmilkin, Islandeady, Manulla, Knappa and Westport. He claimed that he remained on the run for an unspecified period after the dump arms and ceasefire orders in 1923.
File includes: material submitted by Edward Sammon in support of his applications; transcripts of sworn statements made before the Advisory Committee, Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 by John Barrett (1 page 12 April 1934), Edward Sammon (4 pages 12 April 1935) and E Moane TD (2 pages 17 July 1935; 2 pages 19 May 1936; 1 page 10 June 1936); statement regarding subject's service from Edward Moane TD and Mark Killilea TD; material relating to the settlement and closure of Edward Sammon's military service pension following his death on 1 August 1975, including representations on behalf of next of kin from Denis Gallagher TD - partly closed for reasons of data protection.
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