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File Reference MSP34REF63598
Name Mary Kelly
Gender female
Address detail
Street 20 Pearse Terrace, Westport
County Mayo
Country Ireland
Date of birth 1896-11-21
Date of death 1963-12-15
Associated files in MSPA 49SP7298; DP25746;
Related files MD9327 Mary (Cissy) Kelly – file relating to subject’s receipt of a Service (1917-1921) Medal without Bar.
Easter rising service No
Organisation Cumann na mBan
Rank Unknown
Unit 3 Battalion
Company Westport Company
Brigade West Mayo Brigade
Pension Claim Yes
Award Pension Yes
Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 Yes
Type of Award SPASpecial Allowance (DP file)
Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 No
Digital file Scanned/digital copy49SP7298 Mary Kelly.pdf
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF63598 Mary Kelly.pdf
Scanned/digital copyDP25746 Mary Kelly.pdf
File dates 5 November 1953 – 3 July 1964
Subject Information File relates to Mary Kelly’s unsuccessful military service pension application. See MD9327 Mary (Cissy) Kelly for file relating to subject’s receipt of a Service (1917-1921) Medal without Bar. File also relates to subject's receipt of a special allowance under the Army PensionsActs between 1961 and her death in 1963. Mary Kelly claimed for service with Westport Company, 3 Battalion, West Mayo Brigade, Cumann na mBan in the service periods between 1 April 1917 and 11 July 1921. Subject claimed to have: done organisational and training work; carried out first aid duties; carried despatches; provided food and clothing for IRA Active Service Unit(s); bought ammunition and done intelligence work. Subject also claimed to have served as Company Captain/Officer Commanding. Material relating to subject's military service pension application includes original handwritten material submitted and signed by Mary Kelly in support of her application. Material relating to Mary Kelly's receipt of a special allowance includes: social wlefare investigations and reports as to subject's circumstances and means; reference to subject's receipt of a Disabled Persons (Maintenance) Allowance from Mayo County Council; medical certificates, report and examination in respect of Mary Kelly; and material relating to the settlement and closure of Mary Kelly's special allowance following her death on 15 December 1963.