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| File Reference |
MSP34REF9120
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| Name |
Thomas Lyddy |
| Gender |
male |
| Maiden/Other names |
Liddy
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Martree, Maurice's Mills, Ennis,
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| County |
Clare
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Mountcashel, Kilmurray, Ennis,
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| County |
Clare
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Mountcashel, Kilmurry, Ennis,
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| County |
Clare
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1895-12-19
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| Date of death |
1976-02-21
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34E774; DP24048
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Unit |
5 Battalion
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| Company |
D Company
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| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Andrew O'Donohue; Patrick Kenneally; Peter Considine; Oscar [Trainos]
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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 4 and 1/2 years service for pension purposes in 1936.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF9120 Thomas Lyddy.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34E774 Thomas Lyddy.pdf
Scanned/digital copyDP24048 Thomas Lyddy.pdf |
| File dates |
21 November 1934 - 10 July 1997
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Thomas Lyddy's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the IRA in the service periods between 1 April 1920 and 30 September 1923 during the War of Independence, Truce period and Civil War. The applicant also unsuccessfully claimed for the service periods between 1 April 1917 and 31 March 1920. The file also relates to Thomas Lyddy's unsuccessful application for a Special Allowance (DP).
The applicant claims to have cut roads, railway lines and enemy communication lines; claims to have participated in ambushes at Monreal and Clifton; claims to have destroyed bridges and helped with the demolition of buildings at Willbrook and [Knocknorecha]; claims to have raided for arms; claims to have been on the run from December 1920, and to have been involved with a column. During the Civil War, claims to have been captured on 20 August [1923] and was released on 23 November 1923.
The file contains a handwritten application form signed and submitted by the applicant; two page sworn statement made by the applicant before the advisory committee on 17 December 1935 material relating to the closure of Thomas Lyddy's service pension account; material relating to the closure of Bridget Liddy's widows pension account; typed medical report on Thomas Lyddy by G. P. McCarthy; handwritten letter from Dr. M. B. Holohan concerning the applicant's medical issues; form relating to the applicant's land and related assets; material relating to surviving family closed.
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