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| File Reference |
24SP4269
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| Name |
John Bernard McDonald |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
17 Lower Oriel Street, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Islandbridge Barracks, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
5 Dollymount Avenue, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1896
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| Date of death |
1981-02-28
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| Associated files in MSPA |
24C262;
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| Related files |
SDR2120 subject's National Army and Defence Forces officers service number;
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| Easter rising service |
Yes |
| Easter rising location/place |
Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin
Royal College of Surgeons, Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin
Jacob's Biscuit Factory, Bishop Street, Dublin
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| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Volunteer
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| Unit |
2 Battalion
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| Company |
E Company
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| Brigade |
Dublin Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Thomas Weafer; James Sheils; Richard McKee
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| National Army Service Number |
SDR2120
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| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
2 Battalion
|
| Company |
E Company
|
| Brigade |
Dublin Brigade
|
| Commanding Officer(s) |
Sean Russell; William Byrne;
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| National Army Service Number |
SDR2120
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
2 Battalion
|
| Company |
E Company
|
| Brigade |
Dublin Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
William Byrne; Patrick Kelly;
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| National Army Service Number |
SDR2120
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Company |
Police
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| Brigade |
Dublin Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
P. Ennis;
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| National Army Service Number |
SDR2120
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| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
Quartermaster General's Department
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| Division |
General Headquarters
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| National Army Service Number |
SDR2120
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
Yes |
| Grade |
C |
| Notes |
Awarded 13.25 years service for pension purposes in 1927
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyW24SP4269JohnBernardMcDonald.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW24C262JohnBernardMcDonald.pdf |
| File dates |
31 December 1924 - 5 April 1982
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| Subject Information |
File relates to John Bernard McDonald's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the Irish Volunteers between 1 April 1916 and 31 March 1917 and with the Irish Volunteers, IRA and National Forces for part or all of the periods between 1 April 1918 and 30 September 1923. Applicant also claimed unsuccessfully for service between 1 April 1917 and 31 March 1918.
Following his participation in the 1916 Easter Rising John McDonald was interned until August of that year. During the War of Independence McDonald took part in a number of IRA operations in Dublin including: raids for arms and munitions; burning/destruction of British military stores at the North Wall; attack on suspected British intelligence operatives at Mount Street on 21 November 1920 (Bloody Sunday); attack on members of the British forces at the London and North Western Hotel (1921); and the aborted attempt to rescue Kevin Barry prior to his execution in 1920. It is also claimed that McDonald and an unnamed brother of his were involved in the acquisition/importation of arms for the IRA.
John McDonald served with the Republican Police during the Truce period and according to Commandant William Byrne also served with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) prior to joining the National Army in October 1922 during the Civil War. He continued to serve with the Defence Forces until his retirement on 2 October 1947 at the rank of Commandant.
File includes: signed handwritten statements regarding subject's service from Commandant Timothy O' Neill, Commandant William Byrne and Major General Thomas Ennis; handwritten notes [of evidence given by John McDonald before the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act, 1924; material relating to John McDonald's National Army and Defence Forces service record; reference to his predeceased wife and material relating to the representatives of his estate following his death - partly closed.
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