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| File Reference |
2D166
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| Name |
Patrick McEllin |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Greyfield, Kiltimagh
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Notes |
Date of birth not on file
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| Date of death |
1922-11-24
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| Place |
Kilbride, Newport, County Mayo
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| Associated files in MSPA |
S3985; AF731; F144;
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| Related files |
32122 subject's National Army service number; 2D330 Michael Joseph Walsh; 2D331 Joseph Ruddy; 2D162 Austin Woods; Con.Ran.251 Patrick Murphy; - all killed in the same incident
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| Civilian occupation |
Employee, Congested Districts Board;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
3 Battalion
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| Company |
A Company
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| Brigade |
East Mayo Brigade
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| National Army Service Number |
32122
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| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Private
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| Division |
2 Western Division
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Captain Joseph Ruddy;
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| National Army Service Number |
32122
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| Pension Claim |
No |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
Yes |
| Type of Award |
OTHOther
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| Notes |
Partial dependents' 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 copyW2D166PATRICKMCELLIN.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWAF731PATRICKMCELLIN.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWF144PATRICMCELLIN.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWS3985PATRICKMCELLIN.pdf |
| File dates |
15 November 1922 - 6 October 1941
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Mary McEllin's receipt of a partial dependents' gratuity of £100 (one hundred pounds sterling) - increased from £60 on appeal - under the Army Pensions Act, 1923 in respect of her son National Army Private 32122 Patrick McEllin. File also relates to Mary McEllin's further unsuccessful applications for an increased / additional award under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of her son.
Private Patrick McEllin died on 24 November 1922 at Kilbride, Newport, County Mayo from the effects of wounds received during an engagement with IRA forces during the Civil War. See also 2D330 Michael Joseph Walsh, 2D331 Joseph Ruddy, 2D162 Austin Woods and Con.Ran.251 Patrick Murphy - all killed during the same incident. This engagement also led to the capture of IRA leader Michael Kilroy. Prior to joining the National Army in May 1922 Patrick McEllin had served with the IRA during the War of Independence.
File includes: material signed and submitted by Mary McEllin in support of her application and appeals; material relating to Patrick McEllin's National Army service record; signed typed standard report of 7 February 1924 from Defence Forces Adjutant General Lieutenant General Gearóid O'Suilleavain to the Ministry of Defence, Army Pensions Department regarding the date and circumstances of Private Patrick McEllin's death and enclosing typed copy report dated 4 February 1924 from Lieutenant Tomas P. MacSuibhne, Battalion I. O., 44 Infantry Battalion, Westport to the Battalion Adjutant regarding the same subject; Garda Síochána reports 25 - 26 February 1924 regarding the circumstances and means of the McEllin family and the degree of dependency on Patrick McEllin at the time of his death; material relating to representations from M. McNally TD; material relating to the payment of a dependents’' allowance to Mary McEllin in respect of her son from Army funds prior to her receipt of the award under the Army Pensions Act; and misfiled document reference RGU3444 relating to receipt of dependents' allowance from Army funds by Mary McKean, Crowenstown, Delvin, County Westmeath in respect of her son Michael McKean.
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