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| File Reference |
MSP34REF7379
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| Name |
Jeremiah Guest |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
10 St Bridget's Row, Well Avenue, St Mary's Road, Cork
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| County |
Cork
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
27 Fair Hill, Cork
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| County |
Cork
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1890
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| Date of death |
1950-02-04
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34E365
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
1 Battalion
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| Company |
A Company
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| Brigade |
1 Cork Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Seán Crowley; Daniel Donovan
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
Yes |
| Grade |
E |
| Notes |
Awarded 3 and 2/3 years service for pension purposes in 1935.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyWMSP34REF7379JEREMIAHGUEST.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW34E365JEREMIAHGUEST.pdf |
| File dates |
26 November 1934 - 17 December 1981
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Jeremiah Guest's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the IRA for part of the periods between 1 April 1920 and 31 March 1923. Applicant also claimed unsuccessfully for other periods.
Guest states that in 1918 he took part in the usual activities and that he assisted in making tin can bombs. Mentions that he was involved in raid at Woodwards, Copley Street for military bicycles. Claims that he was on out post duty during the destruction of Income Tax Office and that he blocked roads for the attack on Blarney Barracks. Mentions that 14 revolvers were captured at a railway cloakroom. States that he was one of an armed party that burned Dobbin's house. In the seventh period Guest claims that he was among those who fired on members of the British forces, two of which were killed. States that he was involved in the raid on the Upnor. He further states that he was garrisoned in Collins Barracks and later Buttevant Barracks. During the Civil War Guest claims that he was in Kilmallock, [Dedamore], Limerick City and Thomastown before returning to Cork where he sniped at the barracks.
File contains: typed transcript and summary of sworn evidence given by the claimant before the Advisory Committee, Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 (26 September 1935); certified copy of death certificate; application by widow under the Army Pensions Act, 1953; material relating to payment of pension to widow; material relating to family partly closed.
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