1882 Mar 7. Born Dublin, Ireland. Son of John and Catherine (nee Malone)
1911 census At Circular Road South, Dublin. He is a Clerk in the Accountants office of GRO in Dublin
1915 Dec 4. Married Mary Cecilia King in Dublin
1916 Jan 4 Commissioned 2nd Lt in Royal Irish Regt
1916 Oct promoted Lt
1919 Dec 15. His first MBE gazetted
1920 Apr 5. He already has an MBE and has finished a tour as Attached Officer to GHQ. He relinquishes his commission from this date with rank of Lt
1920 Apr 13
1922 A Military MBE awarded. Of 42 Highfield Rd, Rathgar , Dublin ( I don't think this is a new award, just the presenting of his MBE from much earlier)
1944 Dec 20. Their daughter Elizabeth marries in Rome. He is still at 42 Highfield Rd. (she died in Rome in 2003)
1960 Nov 10. Died Dublin. Buried Glasnevin
Irish Independent for 12 November 1960 had an obituary
Mr. Patrick J. Laracy, M.B.E. Highfield Road, Rathgar, who has died, aged 78, was a former Assistant Accountant in the G.P.O. He retired in April 1947. During the first World War he served with the Third Royal Irish Regiment, with the rank of Lieutenant, in Flanders and fought on the Somme. He was wounded in March, 1917, and lost a leg.
A brilliant chess player, he was champion of Leinster in 1929 and 1931 and reached the final of the Irish championship on a number of occasions. [In fact only once would this apply – in 1929 he played in the Irish Championship qualifying tournament to decide who was to be the challenger to the title-holder Baker] He was a member of the Dublin Chess Club and also of the Rathmines club.
He is survived by his daughters – Mrs Ignazio Silone, Rome (whose husband is the well-known writer). Miss Cecily Laracy, Dr. Moira Quinlan and Mrs. Eithne Kavanagh, Dublin.”
One final point that should be added to the record: Laracy was undoubtedly at his most brilliant when he won the 1931 Leinster Championship: the Irish Independent reported that in his final game he beat Philip Baker to finish well clear of his seven opponents “with the remarkable high score of seven points.” It was an extremely strong renewal with his opponents including Baker (four times Irish champion), T.G. Cranston (who went on later than year to win the Irish title for the second time), C.J. Barry (many times Leinster champion) and two other previous Leinster champions, J.T. Gerrard and R.T. Varian.
British Intelligence in Ireland
WO 339/51180