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Some men the English tried (Part 2)

By on March 31, 2016

Court Martials– Easter Rising

Court martials

 There were two types of court martials operated by the British Army in Ireland, these were:

A General Court Martial comprised of at least nine officers,

A Field General Court Martial comprised of three officers.

The power to try civilians by Court Martial was contained in provisions of the Defence of the Realm Act.

 

Location.

Of the fifteen court martials that led to executions, all but two were carried out in Richmond Barracks. James Connolly was court martialled in Dublin Castle and Thomas Kent in the Detention Barracks, Cork City

Number of Court Martials

 Dublin

The following court martials were connected to the Rising.

161 Field General Court Martials against Republicans

1 Field General Court Martial on non commissioned officer

22 General Court Martials on Republicans

A General Court Martial on Captain J.C Bowen-Colthurst for the murder of three civilians

A General Court Martial on Warrant Officer Sergeant Flood for the murder of two officers

A General Court Martial on Private H.J.Wyatt for the murder of R Glaister

 

Cork

Two Field General Court Martials – Thomas and William Kent

 

Enniscorthy

Two Field General Court Martials –R Donaghue and T Doyle

 

Death Sentence

 Of the 187 Court martials held against Republicans the death sentence was passed in 88. Of these 15 were executed.

 Roger Casement was tried in London and sentenced to death. He was hung in Pentonville Jail on 3 August

 Penal Servitude

The imprisonment of an offender and their subjection to hard labour.

 

4 Responses to Some men the English tried (Part 2)

  1. RJC April 1, 2016 at 12:46 am #

    Anybody who ever visits this site should read this –

    https://hiredknaves.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/memory-anger-betrayal-a-museum-visit/

  2. Christopher April 1, 2016 at 11:04 am #

    Courts martial, not court martials.

    And “comprising”, not “comprised of”.

    Come on Jude; gotta keep the standards up on the important things.

    • Jude Collins April 1, 2016 at 11:16 am #

      Thank you, Doctor Christopher. However, I didn’t write the document – merely passed it on for public consumption. I too twitch at such errors but my excuse is that I’m an unreconstructed old fuddy-duddy ex-teacher. What’s yours?

      • Christopher April 1, 2016 at 3:43 pm #

        I’m an unreconstructed not so old fuddy-duddy civil servant