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File Reference 2D305
Name Edward Searls
Gender male
Address detail
Street Boyle Street, Bandon
County Cork
Country Ireland
Notes Date of birth not recorded on file.
Date of death 1922-09-27
Place County Cork
Associated files in MSPA FA21
Easter rising service No
Organisation Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces
Rank Private
Pension Claim No
Award Pension Yes
Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 Yes
Type of Award OTHOther
Notes Thomas Searls awarded a gratuity of £50.
Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 No
Digital file Scanned/digital copyW2D305EDWARDSEARLS.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWFA21EDWARDSEARLS.pdf
File dates 18 January 1924 - 6 September 1924
Subject Information File relates to Thomas Searls’ application under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of the death of his son Edward Searls who was killed on 27 September 1922 during an ambush on a military lorry by the IRA between Inishannon and Bandon, County Cork. Report from an Garda Síochána states that Edward Searls had two brothers killed in the First World War. File contains: report from an Garda Síochána detailing Thomas Searls’ circumstances and dependency on deceased at the time of his death.