Captain Michael Dunphy
Michael Dunphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1886 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Died | 1947 (aged 61) London, UK |
| Allegiance | British Army Irish Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1928 |
| Rank | Colonel |
Michael Dunphy was the first military adviser to the Chief of Staff of the Irish Army Michael Collins[1][2] having served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during World War I.
Early Life
Michael Dunphy was born in Mooncoin in 1886. His father, Peter Dunphy, was a labourer, and his mother was Anna Dunphy née Heoban. He entered the local government service in Waterford as a young man, working as an assistant master of a Workhouse.[3] Upon the outbreak of the First World War, he joined the British Army and served in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
Military Career
Dunphy was the captain of the 10th division of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers,[1] having first been awarded the rank of second lieutenant.[4] He was one of many soldiers to be afflicted with malaria during his service, with records showing his repeated attempts to be sent back to his regiment, despite medical advice.[5][6]
In February 1922, the new Provisional Government began to recruit volunteers into the National Army. Along with 53,000 troops, Dunphy was recruited into the new Irish Army as a colonel, and was part of the approximately 20 percent of its officers that were ex-servicemen of the British Army. Dunphy was present at the taking over of the Beggars Bush Barracks from the British Army in 1922.[1] He was subsequently appointed the command at the Curragh Camp.[1]
Later Life
For health reasons, he retired on pension from the Army in 1928. Captain Michael Dunphy died in London in 1947.[7] He had a wife and two children.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kilkenny People (5 March 2012). "Kilkenny families in the Great War". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ Osborne, Chrissy (2010). Michael Collins: A Life in Pictures. Mercier Press Ltd. p. 150. ISBN 185635718X.
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- ↑ 1911 Census. "1911 Census Form A". The National Archives of Ireland. The National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ London Gazette, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29309/supplement/9533/data.pdf. "The Royal Dublin Fusiliers" (27 September 1917). London Gazette.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ McDermott, Alice (2006). ""It's a long way to Salonika": Irish soldiers in the Balkans in World War I". History Ireland. 14 (6). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ Anonymous. "The 10th Division in Salonica". Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ Anonymous (17 June 1947). "Obituary: Colonel Michael Dunphy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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