Christopher Lucey was shot dead by British forces at Tureen Dubh Ballingeary Nov 10, 1920. T/Cadet Cafferata in his account points the finger at a Cadet called Chichester [note Mitchell and Agnew disappeared on 6 Nov 1920, and Lucey was shot on 10th Nov 1920]
..nothing had been seen of him for about half an hour when he was seen going through the back door into the yard. At that moment two shots were heard outside - quite definitely pistol shots. For a few seconds everyone froze stiff, waiting for a further outbreak, but none came. Four of us went out into the road to investigate. About 20 yards up the road we found the missing cadet. He was standing over a figure which lay very still in the middle of the road. As we crowded round and asked what had happened, we saw that the Cadet had his .45 Colt in his hand. He said "I was searching the bastard and he made a break for it - I called on him to halt and he went on running so I shot him" We examined the figure on the road. He was dead alright very dead. Somebody opened his coat and shirt, and said "something wrong here. He has two bullet holes, both in his chest. Have a look for yourselves" Sure enough the entrance holes were in his chest and not in his back. There was a pause, an uncomfortable one. Then someone said "What is your explanation, Chichester? Why did you do this?" Chichester was truculent. He replaced the two empty shells in his Colt and said "What's all the bloody fuss about? He's a bloody Shinner isn't he? He is for one of those two poor buggers of ours that they murdered the other day. I will get another one before I am finished. We took Chichester's rifle and pistol from him
Cafferata goes on to say that the rest of the platoon wanted to carry out their own unofficial trial of Chichester, but someone (later found to be Gutherie owned up) told the platoon commander, and Chichester was removed to Dublin Castle "Chichester was discharged from the force and sent back to England but the IRA tracked him down to London where he had got a job as a bus conductor and quietly bumped him off"
And an IRA report on activities by the Ballingeary Brigade compiled by Donal Cronin, Bawnatoumple from his uncle, John Cronins account of that period. When the Tans returned to Macroom they entered the Market Bar and began to celebrate. They were toasting one man in particular and he described in detail how he had taken aim and fired the fatal shot. The barman, an ex R.I.C. man named Vaughan was able to identify him and he informed the Macroom volunteers. All companies were notified about this man and some time later he was again identified by volunteers in Cork City, when he signed his name to a docket, while ordering military stores. When he returned to collect his order he was taken prisoner and executed.
This indicates that the man was in C company and dismissed after 10 Nov 1920,, one assumes in Nov or Dec 1920
His name was certainly not "Chichester", I have yet to find out who he was. Not one of the ADRIC men fills all the clues. If the man in question did die at the hands of the IRA, Chichester has to be PJ O'Neill . He did join on 16th Nov 1920, and was dismissed 2 Dec
Suspects
At the moment my money is on Goldthorpe. O'Neill was shot by the IRA in Dublin, but he only joined on 16 Nov, Lucey was shot on 10th Nov.
If we follow Goldthorpe, the timeline is :-
1920 Nov 6 T/Cadets Mitchell and Agnew disappeared .
1920 Nov 10 Lucey shot by "Chichester" . Twenty two year old Christopher Lucey (Section Commander, B. Company, 1st Battalion, Cork City) and late of Pembroke Street, had been on the run in the area all Summer and Autumn. He slept in a "béilic" south of the road, at Túirín Dubh but had his meals in Twomey's of Túirín Dubh. He spotted the approaching lorries and ran to the Twomey house to warn his companions. They had already left and when he ran from the rear of the house, he failed to follow the pre-arranged and often proved escape route. He came under heavy fire and was shot while crossing open ground near Carrig. He was unarmed.
Cafferata's account says he was on the patrol when this happened. He claims that the members of the patrol were horrified at Chichester's act, and the result was Chichester was removed to Dublin Castle, discharged from the force and sent back to England. So as far as I can put it together, this is the life of Douglas Goldthorpe
1886 Oct 1. Born Huddersfield, Yorkshire
1909 Apr/Jun Married Lily May Abbott .
1911 census, He is a draper living at 520 Hornsey R, Islington
1917 Sep 26. Gazetted 2nd Lt in Yorks Regt
1918 May 7. York. E.—Temp. 2nd Lt. D. Goldthorpe relinquishes his commn. on account of ill health, and is granted the hon. rank of 2nd Lt.
1918 Aug 19 He is award a disability pension , presumably for whatever caused him to resign. The pension was to be paid until Aug 1930, and there is no indication at he died during this time.
1920 Aug 24. Joined ADRIC with service no 345. Posted to C Coy
1920 Nov 6 T/Cadets Mitchell and Agnew disappeared .
1920 Nov 10 Lucey shot by "Chichester" . supposedly in retaliation for the deaths of Mitchell and Agnew
1920 Nov 12 . ADRIC records show Douglas Goldthorpe had his "resignation accepted"
1921 Jun 19. Goldthorpe is in 1921 census in Southbury Road, Enfield with Edith Annie Goldthorpe . This is that last time that "Douglas Goldthorpe" appears in any record that I can find. Edith Annie was not his wedded wife: His wife Lily is meanwhile at 69, Mortlake Road, Ilford, Essex with their 2 children
1921 Jul 26 Decree Absolute published. Appellant: Lily May Goldthorpe. Respondent: Douglas Goldthorpe. Type: Wife's petition for divorce . Lily remarried Samuel C Bayliss in 1922 and the son Roy Douglas was brought up as Bayliss, married as Bayliss and died as Bayliss
1927 Electoral roll at 34 Cambridge Place as Douglas Hulland. Edith is not there
1929 at 34 Cambridge Place, London Electoral Roll . Douglas Hulland with wife Edith Hulland, The twist in the plot is that Edith Annie was born Hulland, and Douglas has now adopted that
1930 at 1 St Albans Mansions, Kensington Court
1931 at 27 Abingdon Rd, Earls Court . Douglas Hulland with wife Edith Hulland
1932 at 27 Abingdon Rd, Earls Court . Douglas Hulland with wife Edith Hulland
1933 Jointly charged with theft as Douglas and Edith Holland (sic). Probation
1937 at 130 Sinclair Rd, again with Edith as Edith Hulland, and him as Douglas Hulland
1939 register for a couple at 33 Sinclair Rd, Hammersmith. Douglas Holland and Edith Holland Note still at Sinclair Rd, but now as Holland rather than Hulland
This completes the circle. Douglas Goldthorpe was born 1 Oct 1885 and was a Draper in 1921. He was living with an Edith Annie (nee Hulland) in 1921 census,
1950 Edith Hulland is on Electoral roll at Thurloe Sq, London. But no sign of him. No registration of her death, nor of he marrying