Online Collections /  Military Service Pensions Collection /  Search the MSPC

dot
Refine search result
Print
Click here to add this item to the selection
File Reference 24SP116
Name John Corley
Gender male
Address detail
Street Middletown, Manulla, Castlebar
County Mayo
Country Ireland
Address detail
Street Detective Branch, Kevin Street Depot, Dublin
County Dublin
Country Ireland
Address detail
Street Detective Branch, Ennis
County Clare
Country Ireland
Address detail
Street Gárda Síochána Barracks, Athlone
County Westmeath
Country Ireland
Address detail
Street “S” Branch Gárda Síochána, Bray
County Wicklow
Country Ireland
Address detail
Street Derry, Donadea
County Kildare
Country Ireland
Date of birth 1894
Date of death 1948-11-02
Place Derry, Donadea, County Kildare, Ireland
Associated files in MSPA 24B89
Related files SDR472 – subject’s National Army officers’ service number;
Civilian occupation Farmer’s son;
Easter rising service No
Organisation Irish Republican Army
Rank Unknown
Unit Active Service Unit
Brigade West Mayo Brigade
Commanding Officer(s) Michael Kilroy;
National Army Service Number SDR472;
Other Service Numbers 6656-subject’s Gárda Síochána number;
Organisation Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces
Rank Unknown
Division 2 Western Division
Brigade West Mayo Brigade
Commanding Officer(s) Commandant M McHugh;
National Army Service Number SDR472;
Other Service Numbers 6656 – subject’s Gárda Síochána number;
Organisation Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces
Rank First Lieutenant
National Army Service Number SDR472;
Other Service Numbers 6656 – subject’s Gárda Síochána number;
Pension Claim Yes
Award Pension Yes
Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 Yes
Grade B
Notes Awarded 6 and 106/137 years’ service for pension purposes in 1925
Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949
Digital file Scanned/digital copy24B89 John Corley.pdf
Scanned/digital copy24SP116 John Corley.pdf
File dates 3 November 1924 – 23 February 1972
Subject Information File relates to John Corley’s receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the IRA and National Forces 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 1917 and 31 March 1920. John Corley stated that he joined the Irish Volunteers in April 1917, was arrested in June of that year for wearing a military uniform and imprisoned for 58 days. He claimed that he was arrested again but released the same day in 1918. Subject claimed that between then and the end of the War of Independence he took part in raids for arms; Republican court and police work; the capture of Ballyvary RIC Barracks; the organisation of an Active Service Unit (ASU); the cutting of wires and blocking of roads in connection with the Kilmeena ambush. References also stated that John Corley: blocked and trenched roads in connection with the Carrowkennedy ambush and helped to guide the ASU through a British roundup following that ambush; and took part in an attack on Foxford RIC Barracks. During the Truce period subject took part in IRA training camp(s). He took the pro-Treaty side at the split. He claimed that he joined the National Army in April 1922 but was not formally attested until 26 July 1922 after the Civil War had broken out. He claimed that prior to that he had been organising/recruiting for the National Army and Civic Guard and had to go on the run [from anti-Treaty IRA forces] as a result. John Corley served throughout the remainder of the Civil War and left the National Army on 31 January 1924 while serving at the rank of First Lieutenant. He joined the Gárda Síochána on 20 March 1925 and served with that force until 23 April 1940. File includes: material submitted by John Corley in support of his application; statements regarding subject’s service from John Staunton, Gárda James Kelly, Martin McNally TD and Commandant M McHugh; material relating to subject’s National Army service record; notes [of evidence given by John Corley before the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act, 1924]; material relating to subject’s service with the Gárda Síochána and the abatement of his military service pension in relation to the public monies received by him for that service; material (1927-1928) relating to the querying by the Department of Defence of the signatures on pension drafts issued to John Corley and which were not judged by the Department to be his own; copy letters of administration in respect of John Corley; material relating to the settlement and closure of John Corley’s military service pension following his death on 2 October 1948; and material referring to subject’s widow Mary Corley.