John O'Leary

 

1888 born

1910 Dec 31 Enlisted in Leinster Regt (from SWB record)

1914 Dec 19 Landed in France

8 years in British Army in Leinster Regt. German PoW for 7 months. Exchanged as he had lost a leg

1918 Mar 22. Captured and POW

1918 Aug 25. Repatriated. Arrived back in England

1918 Sep 20 Discharged from British Army

 

1918 Nov Clerk in Record Office Cork (no 12 District)

1921 Feb 11. Shot Cork. Died of wounds later in hospital

IRA Witness Statement On l1 th February 1921, a civilian employee in the office of the British Military Intelligence Officer (Captain Kelly) in Cork military barracks, named O'Leary, was shot in Nicholas St. Cork. He was known to be bringing information to the enemy.

 

 

Shot by IRA as Spies