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There can't have been many Dwyers who served in the Naval Brigade. Is there a record of this Dwyer?

"A farmer's son named John Crotty was attacked and brutally beaten to death at Ballingrane, Co. Cork, on Tuesday morning. In the course of the day the police arrested four men, all of the farming class, on suspicion of being concerned in the crime. The prisoners were taken before a magistrate at Midleton on Tuesday afternoon, and charged with murder. They were remanded in custody."

Cardiff Times, Saturday 23rd November 1901
"Judge Andrews at Munster Assizes on Monday passed sentence on a family of labourers named Dwyer, tried for the murder of a farmer named Crotty, and found guilty of manslaughter. The father, mother, and eldest son were each sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude; the daughter and second son to 11 years, and the youngest son to 10 years' penal servitude. The Dwyers had been boycotted. The eldest son served in the Naval Brigade in South Africa, where he contracted fever, and was invalided home."

The Cardiff Times, Saturday 21st December 1901

Only Dwyer I can see is Stoker M Dwyer HMS Monarch, QSA no clasps.

The father was William Dwyer. (Belfast News-Letter, 17.12.1901)

If I ever get over to Cork again, I'll try to look this case up in the library.

Just looked up the service papers for this man:

279384 Maurice Dwyer born 03-02-1875, Kilmahon, County Cork.

Enlisted 27-04-1895.

The papers state:

"5-1-02 To be D[ischarged] services no longer required having been sentenced to 15 years penal servitude for manslaughter (Civil Power)"

While in the Navy his character was consistently assessed as "VG" - very good.

The medal roll shows his no clasp QSA was returned to the Mint 1922.

Regards
Meurig

Brilliant! Thanks, Meurig.

I can't see a match for Maurice Dwyer in Co. Cork in the 1901 census, which was taken on Sunday 31st March, so why isn't he recorded? The 1901 Ireland census supposedly recorded every man, woman and child alive in Ireland on that date. However, I think I've found John Crotty, of Ballingarrane, Co. Cork. census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Co...llingarrane/1132786/

Hello Berenice

Dwyer continued in the Navy after the war. He was still serving at this time, on HMS Black Prince (a training ship in Queenstown, Ireland), he was discharged the ship 16-12-1901 "services no longer required".

Did the census include service personnel, I don't think the English and Welsh 1901 census included service personnel in barracks or aboard ship.