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| File Reference |
2D62
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| Name |
William Joseph Gill |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Rathall, Streete
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| County |
Westmeath
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Notes |
Date of birth not on file
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| Date of death |
1922-09-16
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| Place |
Glenamoy, County Mayo
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| Associated files in MSPA |
F134;
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| Related files |
2D238 Thomas Henry Healy; 2D36 Edward Crabbe; 2D71 Sean Higgins; 2D353 Patrick Bray; MSP34REF839 Michael Kilroy; 2D141 Thomas Rawl;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
1 Battalion
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| Brigade |
Inny Brigade
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| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Lieutenant
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| Unit |
2 Battalion
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| Company |
A Company
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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 copyW2D62WilliamJosephGill.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWF134WilliamJosephGill.pdf |
| File dates |
30 July 1923 - 14 October 1924
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Richard Gill's receipt of a partial dependents' gratuity of £50 (fifty pounds sterling) in respect of his son National Army Lieutenant William Joseph Gill.
Lieutenant William Joseph Gill was killed at Glenamoy, County Mayo on 16 September 1922 in an engagement with Irregulars (anti-Treaty IRA) during the Civil War. According to evidence on this file and also on file 2D238 Thomas Henry Howley, William Gill was one of possibly up to six member of the National Army killed during this engagement. William Gill joined the National Army on 27 February 1922 having previously served with the IRA.
File includes: material relating to Lieutenant William Joseph Gill's National Army service record; material relating to Richard Gill's unsuccessful application for payment of a dependents' allowance from Army funds; signed standard report of 14 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 Lieutenant William Joseph Gill's death and enclosing typed copy letters of 27 January 1924 from Captain Sean Moore, Military Barracks, Carrick on Shannon to Lieutenant P. Langan, I. O., 3rd Battn and of 2 February 1924 from Lieutenant Patrick Langan, Battalion I. O., 23 Infy. Battalion, Sean Connolly Bks, Longford to Command I. O. Athlone regarding the death of William Gill and Richard Gill's application; material relating to Garda Síochána investigations into the circumstances and means of the Gill family and the degree of dependency of Richard Gill on his son at the time of his death; and material relating to William Gill's brother John Gill.
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