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File Reference 2D132
Name Cornelius O'Shea
Gender male
Address detail
Street 7 Mary Street, Tralee
County Kerry
Country Ireland
Notes Date of birth not on file
Date of death 1922-09-30
Place Kerry County Infirmary, Tralee, County Kerry
Associated files in MSPA F67; DP11443;
Related files 13730 subject's National Army service number;
Easter rising service No
Organisation Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces
Rank Private
Brigade 1 Kerry Brigade
Commanding Officer(s) Commandant Eamon Horan;
National Army Service Number 13730
Pension Claim No
Award Pension Yes
Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 Yes
Type of Award OTHOther
Notes Partial dependents' gratuity
Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 No
Digital file Scanned/digital copyW2D132CORNELIUSO'SHEA.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWDP11443CORNELIUSO'SHEA.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWF67CORNELIUSO'SHEA.pdf
File dates 28 November 1923 - 17 January 1961
Subject Information File relates to Mary O'Shea's receipt of a partial dependents' gratuity of £75 (seventy five pounds sterling) under the Army Pensions Act, 1923 in respect of her son National Army Private 13730 Cornelius O'Shea. File also relates to unsuccessful applications and appeals by Mary O'Shea for further / increased award under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of her son. Private Cornelius O'Shea died in the Kerry county Infirmary of 30 September 1922 from the effects of a gunshot wound he received at The Basin, Tralee, County Kerry on 28 September 1922 during the Civil War. Jeremiah O'Shea, brother of Cornelius O'Shea, in a letter dated 15 September 1933 states that Private O'Shea was shot by a National Army officer named Horan. According to material on file Cornelius O'Shea had served with the British Army prior to joining the National Army in [August] 1922. File includes: material submitted and signed by Mary O'Shea in support of her application and subsequent appeals; signed standard report of 21 January 1924 from the office of the Defence Forces Adjutant General to the Secretary, Army Pensions Department regarding the date and circumstances of Cornelius O'Shea's death; material relating to Garda Síochána investigations into the circumstances and means of the O'Shea family and the degree of dependency of Mary O'Shea on her son at the time of his death.