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| File Reference |
4P632
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| Name |
Michael Lavelle |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Croy, Near Westport
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1897
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| Notes |
Age given as 24 in September 1922
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| Notes |
No details on file
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| Associated files in MSPA |
E194
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| Civilian occupation |
Miner;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
44 Infantry Battalion
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Captain Joseph Ruddy
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| National Army Service Number |
21123
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
Yes |
| Type of Award |
WGWound gratuity
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| Notes |
£10 gratuity
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copy4P632 Michael Lavelle.pdf
Scanned/digital copyE194 Michael Lavelle.pdf |
| File dates |
4 July 1924 - 16 September 1924
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Michael Lavelle’s application for a wound pension or gratuity under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of wounds received by him while serving with the National Army, which he joined in on 15 September 1922, at Westport, County Mayo. On 23 November 1922 Lavelle was shot in the right cheek (through the mouth and lower jaw), during an engagement with Irregulars [anti-Treaty IRA] at Newport, County Mayo. He was discharged as medically unfit on 11 March 1924 and received a £10 gratuity in respect of his injury.
File contains: statement by an ex-soldier concerning his own case (17 July 1924); medical report on an ex-soldier claiming disability in respect of service (11 August 1924) and administrative records.
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