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| File Reference |
MSP34REF26352
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| Name |
Cornelius Dee |
| Gender |
male |
| Maiden/Other names |
Con
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| Address detail |
| Street |
644 Roscoe Street, Chicago, Illinois
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
6406 South Troy Street, Chicago, Illinois
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
641 Briar Place, Chicago, Illinois
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
218 Menard Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
285 Walnut Lane, Oakbrook, Illinois 60521
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
7914 St Honare Street, Chicago, Illinois
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Date of birth |
1897
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| Date of death |
1967-01-03
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34C458; DP90; 1RB2831
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| Related files |
DP32858 Patrick Dalton and DP2077 Jeremiah Lyons killed at the Gortaglanna incident.
MSP34REF14943 Eileen O'Flaherty nursed him following Gortaglanna incident.
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| Civilian occupation |
Engineer;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
3 Battalion
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| Company |
A Company
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| Brigade |
1 Kerry Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Patrick Walshe
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
3 Battalion
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| Company |
A Company
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| Brigade |
1 Kerry Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Patrick Walshe; Denis Quille
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Battalion Officer Commanding
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| Unit |
8 Battalion
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| Brigade |
1 Kerry Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Con Dee
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
YesYes |
| Type of Award |
WPWound pension
DADependant's allowance
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| Notes |
Margaret Dee awarded an allowance from 28 May 1969.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
Yes |
| Grade |
C |
| Notes |
Awarded 5 and 19/24 years service for pension purposes.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF26352 Cornelius Dee.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34C458 Cornelius Dee.pdf
Scanned/digital copyDP90 Cornelius Dee.pdf
Scanned/digital copy1RB2831 Cornelius Dee.pdf |
| File dates |
11 September 1924 - 21 June 1991
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Cornelius Dee's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the Irish Volunteers for part of the periods between 1 April 1918 and 31 March 1919 and with the IRA for part of the periods between 1 April 1919 and 30 September 1923.
Claims that he joined the Irish Volunteers in 1918 and that he took part in the usual activities. During the War of Independence Dee says that he took part in an attack on Ballybunion Barracks in March 1920; capture of Cashen Coastguard Station (September 1920); attack on RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) patrol at Ballybunion (November 1920); joined North Kerry Active Service Unit (flying column) (January 1921); attack on British forces at Ballylongford in which two British forces killed (February 1921); attack on Tarbert Barracks and attack on British forces at Knockanure (April 1921).
Applicant says that on 12 May he, Jerry Lyons, Patrick Walsh and Patrick Dalton were surrounded by British forces at Gortglanna and that they were beaten and the party split into three different military vehicles. He claims that they were driven and again beaten before being taken into a field where they were put standing in a line. He states that after Lyons was shot he (Dee) managed to escape and that he received a bullet wound in the thigh. Claims that he was followed and fired upon by British forces and that after some three miles he managed to hide in a drain for about 45 minutes. Says that two men came along and brought him for medical assistance.
States that in the Truce period he attended a training camp at Ballyheigue. Says that he was appointed Officer Commanding, 3 Battalion in September 1921 and in January 1922 that he was appointed 8 Battalion Officer Commanding. Claims that he took part in an attack on National Forces at Listowel on 30 June 1922. Further claims he had engagements at Kilcolgan, Bedford and Ballylongford. Mentions that he took part in the capture of Tarbert Barracks in September 1922 and that he was arrested in the same month. States that he was released in January 1924.
File (DP90) relates to Dee's application for a wound pension or gratuity under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of injuries sustained by him while serving with the IRA in May 1921 and also for hunger strike undertaken while imprisoned in Hare Park, Curragh, County Kildare in 1922. Reference to Dee having made an made an application for £2,000 compensation under the Compensation (Personal Injuries) Committee. States in application form that he received £50 from the British government. Noted that the Compensation (Personal Injuries) Committee awarded him £150 in October 1924. Application for a wound pension initially rejected.
File contains: typed copy statement of applicant sworn before Hill, J.P. (Justice of the Peace) Tarbet in June 1921; Medical report on an ex-Irish Volunteer claiming disability in respect of service; two paged typed signed statement of activities submitted by Dee in support of his application; successful application for a married pension by a person who is in receipt of a disability or a wound pension; certified copy of marriage certificate for the marriage between Cornelius Dee and Hanora Pierce; Military Service Registration Board reference from Humphrey Murphy; reference from James Sugrue; Denis Quille and T O'Donoghue; handwritten notes of discussions held with Mr Kennedy; R.15 sheet detailing rank on critical dates; material concerning income tax liability; reference to his successful application for a Service (1917-1921) Medal with Bar; medical certificate of death; certified copy of death certificate for Con Dee; newspaper cuttings from the "Irish News" reporting the death of Dee; material relating to payment of balance of pension to widow; material relating to payment of pension to widow; material relating to family partly closed.
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