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| File Reference |
24SP2
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| Name |
Edward Lynch |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Braffa, Miltown Malbay
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| County |
Clare
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
23 Wellpark Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
|
| Country |
Ireland
|
| Address detail |
| Street |
33 Haroldsville Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin
|
| County |
Dublin
|
| Country |
Ireland
|
| Address detail |
| Street |
26 South Circular Road, Rialto, Dublin
|
| County |
Dublin
|
| Country |
Ireland
|
| Address detail |
| Street |
Dagmar House, 2 South Circular Road, Kilmainham, Dublin
|
| County |
Dublin
|
| Country |
Ireland
|
| Address detail |
| Street |
39 Bantry Road, Griffith Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
|
| Country |
Ireland
|
| Address detail |
| Street |
26 Bantry Road, Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin
|
| County |
Dublin
|
| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1893
|
| Notes |
Exact date of birth not recorded on file
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| Date of death |
1965-09-07
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| Associated files in MSPA |
24B6;
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| Related files |
SDR1698 subject's National Army officers' service number
24SP11037 Michael Hogan (Arrested alongside applicant in London while procuring arms in November 1921)
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| Civilian occupation |
Clerk, London County Council;
|
| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Captain
|
| Unit |
4 Battalion
|
| Company |
G Company
|
| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
|
| Commanding Officer(s) |
Frank Barrett;
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR1698
|
| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Unknown
|
| Unit |
4 Battalion
|
| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
|
| Commanding Officer(s) |
Frank Barrett;
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR1698
|
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
|
| Unit |
4 Battalion
|
| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
|
| Commanding Officer(s) |
Frank Barrett;
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR1698
|
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
|
| Unit |
Active Service Unit (Flying Column)
|
| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
|
| Commanding Officer(s) |
Frank Barrett;
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR1698
|
| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Unknown
|
| Division |
1 Western Division
|
| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR1698
|
| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Captain
|
| Unit |
60 Battalion
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR1698
|
| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
Yes |
| Grade |
B |
| Notes |
Awarded 9 years service for pension purposes in 1925
|
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copy24SP2 Edward Lynch.pdf
Scanned/digital copy24B6 Edward Lynch.pdf |
| File dates |
3 November 1924 - 31 August 1993
|
| Subject Information |
File relates to Edward Lynch's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the Irish Volunteers, IRA and National Forces in the service periods between 1 April 1917 and 30 September 1923. Applicant also claimed unsuccessfully for service in the periods between 1 April 1916 and 31 March 1917.
Edward Lynch claims to have joined the Irish Volunteers in London in 1914. He also states that he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). He claims that he returned to Ireland in January 1916 on orders from Michael Collins. He states that he was a member of the Irish Volunteers in County Clare at the time of the 1916 Easter Rising but took no active part.
Between 1916 and 1919 Lynch and references state that he was involved in raids for arms, drilling training and organisational work with the Irish Volunteers. During the War of Independence it is stated that he took part in: raids for arms and mails; the destruction of RIC barracks at Quilty, Inagh, Lahinch, and Connolly - dates not on file; Rineen ambush 20 September 1920; Monreal ambush December 1920; the capture and destruction of Ruan RIC Barracks - date not on file; and an engagement with British forces on the Inagh-Ennistymon Road [May 1921]. It is also stated that Edward Lynch mobilised for a planned attack on an RIC District Inspector near Corrofin - from the material on file it would appear that this attack did not come off.
Edward Lynch states that British forces killed his unnamed father on 21 October 1920 while searching for/attempting to capture him.
During the Truce period Lynch claims that on orders from Michael Brennan he travelled to London in [November 1921] with M. Hogan (24SP11037) and took part in raids for arms on Chelsea and Windsor Barracks there - there is no corroboration for this claim on file.
Edward Lynch joined the National Army in April 1922 and served throughout the subsequent Civil War. He resigned on 15 October 1923 while serving at the rank of Captain.
File includes: original handwritten material submitted and signed by Edward Lynch in support of his application; reference to Edward Lynch's receipt of a Supplementary Grant of £150 (one hundred and fifty pounds sterling) in February 1924; typed copy reference/letter of recommendation dated 29 October 1923 regarding Captain E. Lynch from Major General M. Brennan, G.O.C. Limerick Command to Major General E. Price, Industry & Commerce Dept., Dublin; undated unsigned handwritten notes (2 pages) of [evidence given by Edward Lynch to the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act, 1924]; material referring to subject's National Army service record; signed handwritten statements regarding claimant's service from Major General Michael Brennan and Garda Síochána Chief Superintendent Alexander O'Neill; material (1925 - 1942) referring to subject's civilian employment in the Irish Civil Service; material relating to the settlement and closure of Edward Lynch's service pension account following his death on 7 September 1965; material relating to Norah Lynch's receipt of a widows' allowance in respect of Edward Lynch from 1971 onwards; and material relating to the settlement and closure of Norah Lynch's widows' allowance following her death on 3 May 1989 - partly closed under Section 8 - 4 (c) of the National Archives Act, 1986.
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