Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Editor of An Cosantóir interviewed a 92-year-old-veteran recently, Lt Col Jim Dawson who was the Coast Artillery Commander in the 1940s / 1950s on Spike Island with responsibility for the 6-inch guns batteries on Spike Island…
Included in the Ceremony are the following Defence Personnel:
Commodore Maloney who presents the commission, Lt. Cdr Gerry DeRenzy who administers the oat,Lt. Dom Terry (Cork) who removes the cover from the uniform,CPO Dick Larkin who gives the…