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| File Reference |
DP323
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| Name |
Hugh Gallagher |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
6 Pennyburn Avenue, Derry
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| County |
Derry
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| Country |
Northern Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1900-11-01
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| Place |
21 Alexandra Place, Derry, County Derry
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| Date of death |
1922-12-12
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| Place |
Drumboe, County Donegal
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| Associated files in MSPA |
52APB300; 2RB379; 2RBSD122; W345;
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| Civilian occupation |
Riveter, North of Ireland Shipbuilding Company;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
Derry City Battalion
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| Company |
A Company
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Private
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| Division |
1 Northern Division
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| Brigade |
2 Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Sean Lehane; Charles Daly;
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| Pension Claim |
No |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
YesYes |
| Type of Award |
OTHOther
DADependant's allowance
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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 copyDP323 Hugh Gallagher.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW345 Hugh Gallagher.pdf
Scanned/digital copy2RB379 Hugh Gallagher.pdf
Scanned/digital copy2RBSD122 Hugh Gallagher.pdf
Scanned/digital copy52APB300 Hugh Gallagher.pdf |
| File dates |
12 December 1922 - 12 October 1940
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Hugh Gallagher's receipt of a partial dependents' gratuity of £112.10.00 (one hundred and twelve pounds and ten shillings sterling) in 1936 and a dependents allowance from July 1940 until his death, under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of his son IRA Private Hugh Gallagher (junior).
Hugh Gallagher died on 12 December 1922 at Drumboe, County Donegal from the effect of wounds received by him the previous day while trying to escape from National Army custody at Drumboe. According to information on the file Hugh Gallagher served with the IRA during the War of Independence and Civil War from 1920 until his death.
File includes: original printed and handwritten Coroner's Certificate of Finding of Jury relating to the inquest held on 12 December 1922 at Drumboe, County Donegal on the body of Hugh Gallagher and dated 12 December 1922; handwritten certified true copy of the findings and composition of the jury in the inquest on the body of Hugh Gallagher; handwritten copy of extract from Derry Journal newspaper of 15 December 1922 reporting medical evidence regarding the death of Hugh Gallagher; signed handwritten reports from Roman Catholic priests and officials of the St. Vincent de Paul organisation regarding the circumstances and means of the Gallagher family and the degree of dependency of Hugh Gallagher senior on his son at the time of the latter's death; representations on behalf of Hugh Gallagher from J. O'Doherty TD, Joseph G. O'Kane solicitor and Hugh Conway Roman Catholic Curate; material relating to efforts to ascertain Hugh Gallagher's (senior) exact age; medical certificates relating to Hugh Gallagher senior and junior; signed handwritten statements regarding Hugh Gallagher's (junior) IRA service and the circumstances surrounding his death from Sean Lehane, Colonel Daniel McKenna, Owen McCormack, Lieutenant H. Moore, Captain George Doherty, Colonel Sean MacCabe and Sean Hegarty; and material relating to the closure of Hugh Gallagher's (senior) dependents' allowance account following his death on 6 August 1940.
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