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| File Reference |
24SP9296
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| Name |
John Joseph Neylon |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Emlagh, Kilfenora
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| County |
Clare
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
3103 Lexington Street, Chicago, Illinois
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
46 Manhattan Avenue, New York
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Emlagh, Kilfenora
|
| County |
Clare
|
| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Ballinacarra, Kilfenora
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| County |
Clare
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1895
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| Date of death |
1964-09-05
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| Associated files in MSPA |
24C79;
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| Related files |
SDR3993 subject's National Army officers service number; 413335 - subject's Defence Forces service number during the Second World War (Emergency);
|
| Civilian occupation |
Hardware assistant;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Company Officer Commanding
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| Company |
Ennistymon Company
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| Brigade |
Clare Brigade
|
| Commanding Officer(s) |
Seamus Connelly
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR3993
|
| Other Service Numbers |
413335 - subject's Defence Forces service number during the Second World War (Emergency);
|
| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Company Officer Commanding
|
| Unit |
4 Battalion
|
| Company |
Ennistymon Company
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| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
James Connelly;
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR3993
|
| Other Service Numbers |
413335 - subject's Defence Forces service number during the Second World War (Emergency);
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| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Battalion Vice Officer Commanding
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| Unit |
4 Battalion
|
| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
|
| Commanding Officer(s) |
Seamus Connelly;
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR3993
|
| Other Service Numbers |
413335 - subject's Defence Forces service number during the Second World War (Emergency);
|
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Battalion Vice Officer Commanding
|
| Unit |
4 Battalion
|
| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
|
| Commanding Officer(s) |
Seamus Connelly;
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR3993
|
| Other Service Numbers |
413335 - subject's Defence Forces service number during the Second World War (Emergency);
|
| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Brigade Officer Commanding
|
| Division |
1 Western Division
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| Brigade |
Mid Clare Brigade
|
| National Army Service Number |
SDR3993
|
| Other Service Numbers |
413335 - subject's Defence Forces service number during the Second World War (Emergency);
|
| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
Yes |
| Grade |
C |
| Notes |
Awarded 7.437 years service for pension purposes in 1928 following appeal against original award of 6 and 257/274 years service granted in 1926.
|
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copy24SP9296 John Joseph Neylon.pdf
Scanned/digital copy24C79 John Joseph Neylon.pdf |
| File dates |
26 January 1925 - 15 June 1982
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| Subject Information |
Archivist’s Note: Subject’s surname is rendered both by himself and others on file as “Neylan” and “Neylon” on file. His widow gives her surname as “Neylan” only.
File relates to the receipt by John Joseph Neylan/John Joseph Neylon 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 31 March 1923 and during the War of Independence, Truce period and Civil War. Applicant also claimed unsuccessfully for service in the periods between 1 April 1916 and 31 March 1917. Subject was awarded 7.437 years service for pension purposes in 1928 at Grade C under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1924 following appeal.
Subject claimed membership of the Irish Volunteers from March 1915. At the time of the 1916 Easter Rising he claimed to have been involved in raiding for arms and intelligence work but had no active service.
During 1917 subject states that he was involved in: organisational and training work; the fatal wounding of RIC Constable Johns in Ennistymon on 3 March 1917; the raiding for and securing of arms from a British Army Private Patrick O’Loughlin home on leave at Callura (sic), Ennistymon in July 1917.
During 1918 and 1919 subject states that he: was one of an Irish Volunteer party which attacked and wounded two RIC members at Lavarreen and seized their weapons and ammunition on 22 February 1918; took part in the capture of bicycles from British military in July 1918 from Howards Hotel, Lahinch; organised the hold up of a train at Cregg, Lahinch from which military stores and mail were seized – date not on file; took part in the shooting of RIC Sergeant Riordan and RIC Constable Murphy in August 1919 at 81 Cross, Ennistymon.
During 1920 Neylan/Neylon states that he: took part in the attack on RIC members at Crowes Bridge, Inagh on 23 February 1920 in which Martin Devitt 1D21 was killed; organised and took part in the burning and destruction of evacuated RIC barracks in his area – exact dates not on file; organised an IRA raiding party to seize arms from British military at O’Connors, Upper Deerpark, Ennistymon on 19 July 1920; took part in the Rineen ambush on 22 September 1920; took part in the capture of Ruan RIC Barracks in November 1920; and took part in the Monreal ambush on 16 December 1920.
John J. Neylan/Neylon states that he was captured by British forces in February 1921, sentenced to seven (7) years imprisonment and held by the British authorities in prison in Ennis, Limerick, Cork, Spike Island, Kilkenny and Waterford before being released in January 1922. Following his release subject joined the National Army in February 1922 and served during the subsequent Civil War until resigning in March 1923 while serving at the rank of Brigadier. In his reference Michael Brennan states that an unnamed uncle of Neylan/Neylon was a General in the British Army.
File includes: original handwritten material submitted and signed by John Joseph Neylan/John Joseph Neylon in support of his application; signed handwritten and typed statements regarding subject’s service from J. J. Hogan, Defence Forces Major General Michael Brennan, M Hegarty, Thomas Shalloo, Seán Burke (John Burke), Gárda Síochana Superintendent Thomas S McDonagh and Séamus Connelly; material relating to subject’s National Army service record; representations on subject’s behalf from P Neylon, Patrick Hogan TD and Nicholas Griffy; original signed and initialled typed and handwritten and copy typed material (21 June 1928 – 5 November 1929) including correspondence involving officials of the Department of Justice, the Department of Defence, the Department of Finance, the Department of External Affairs, Gárda Síochána Chief Superintendent E. O’Duffy, the Attorney General John A. Costello, [Lord] Passfield, [Colonial Secretary], Downing Street, London, and internal Department of Defence communications, relating to the discovery of John Joseph Neylan’s/John Joseph Neylon’s application for an award for compensation from the British Government under the Irish Grants Commission for injuries/losses incurred and “loyalty rendered” to the British Government during the conflict in Ireland, the subsequent suspension of payment of subject’s service pension to him pending an investigation, the informing of the British authorities regarding Neylan’s/Neylon’s possibly fraudulent application, the rejection of Neylan’s/Neylon’s application by the British authorities and the decision to restart payment of pension to Neylan/Neylon following the advice of the Attorney General and the acceptance of Neylan’s/Neylon’s explanation for his activities – explanation not on file; material relating to subject’s service with the Defence Forces during the Emergency (Second World War); material relating to the settlement and closure of John J. Neylan’s/John J. Neylon’s service pension following his death on 5 June 1964; material relating to Christina Mary Neylan’s receipt of a widows’ allowance in respect of John J. Neylan/John J. Neylon from 1971 onwards; and material relating to the settlement and closure of Christina Mary Neylan’s widows’ allowance following her death on 22 January 1977.
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