Lt. Edmund Michael Riordan, Labour Corps

1882 Sep 18 Born Clogheen, Tipperary

1901 census He is with his parents in Tipperary

1910 marriage

1910 Nov 28 Sails to USA on Celtic with wife Alice

1910 Dec 22 returns to Ireland by himself

1913 Apr 27 He sails from Cork to New York by himself

1918 Feb 10. Labour Corps. The undermentioned W.O.'s, N.C.O.'s and men to be temp. 2nd Lts., with effect from dates shown : Pte. E. M. Riordan, from M.G. Corps.

1919 Aug 10 The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lts. to be temp. Lts.: Labour Corps, E M Riordan

1919 May 28. Temp. Lt. E. M. Riordan to be Adjt., Lab. Group

1919 Nov 26. His spell as adjutant ends

1920 Oct 26. Labour Corps The undermentioned temp. Lts. relinquish their commissions on completion of service, from the dates specified, and retain the rank of Lt. : E. M. Riordan.

1920 Oct 08. Joined ADRIC with service no 687. To F Coy

1921 Jan 8 to 11 Jan on Leave

1921 Mar 11. Wounded in Brunswick St raid . Claimed later £2000 for his wounds that day, but received £1000 from the court

1921 Mar 14 Admitted to Hospital until 29 Apr

1922 Jan 17. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC

1922 Jan/Mar Died London (on Ancestry tree with 33 people)

 

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WO 374/57891 E M Riordan need it to get anywhere further. Plus Death Cert