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Lt.Col. Jim Dawson Coast Artillery Commander

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…

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Donal Lyne

It was during the 1960's and pre 1963, Donal was in An FCÁ, .
"I was stationed in Fort Camden for annual training with the FCA. I was from Cork but there were fellas here from the Dublin, Waterford and Limerick units. Along with that the Slua…

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Royal Artillery in Ireland Chain of Command

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Lt.Col. Jim Dawson Coast Artillery Commander

Donal Lyne

Royal Artillery in Ireland