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Private '''James Joseph Daly''' (24 December 1899 – 2 November 1920) <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-incredible-life-of-william-coman/|title=The incredible life of William Coman|date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> was a member of a [[mutiny]] of the [[Connaught Rangers]] in India in 1920 in protest of the activities of the |
Private '''James Joseph Daly''' (24 December 1899 – 2 November 1920) <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-incredible-life-of-william-coman/|title=The incredible life of William Coman|date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> was a member of a [[mutiny]] of the [[Connaught Rangers]] in India in 1920 in protest of the activities of the [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] and the [[Black and Tans]] in Ireland. He was executed in the aftermath of the mutiny by Crown forces. |
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Daly joined the Connaught Rangers in April 1919 and was posted to India.<ref name="auto"/> |
Daly joined the Connaught Rangers in April 1919 and was posted to India.<ref name="auto"/> |
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The revolt originated on 27–28 June 1920 at Wellington Barracks, [[Jullundur]] (now [[Jalandhar]]), [[Punjab]] near the border with modern-day [[Pakistan]], where Daly's brother, William Daly, was involved. It was then spread 200 miles away to other Connaught Rangers companies, at [[Jutogh]] (where it failed) and at [[Solan]], where, led by a WWI veteran, Joseph Hawes from [[Kilrush]], [[County Clare]], James Daly and roughly 150 others "ground arms" and refused to return to duty in protest of the activities of the |
The revolt originated on 27–28 June 1920 at Wellington Barracks, [[Jullundur]] (now [[Jalandhar]]), [[Punjab]] near the border with modern-day [[Pakistan]], where Daly's brother, William Daly, was involved. It was then spread 200 miles away to other Connaught Rangers companies, at [[Jutogh]] (where it failed) and at [[Solan]], where, led by a WWI veteran, Joseph Hawes from [[Kilrush]], [[County Clare]], James Daly and roughly 150 others "ground arms" and refused to return to duty in protest of the activities of the in protest of the activities of the [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] and the [[Black and Tans]] in Ireland.<ref name="auto"/><ref name=ind/><ref name="irishtimes1">{{cite web|author=Ronan McGreevy |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/connaught-rangers-mutiny-a-far-away-conflict-brought-home-in-new-archive-1.1657841 |title=Connaught Rangers mutiny: a far-away conflict brought home in new archive |publisher=Irishtimes.com |date=2014-01-17 |access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historyireland.com/volume-23/the-incredible-life-of-william-coman/ |title=History Ireland |publisher=History Ireland |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> |
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They proclaimed their hut "Liberty Hall", raised the Irish tricolour above the hut and then attacked the armory but were captured. The mutiny ended and prisoners taken to [[Lucknow]] Prison, when they returned to their native country. 19 mutineers were sentenced to death, 59 were sentenced to life imprisonment and 10 were acquitted. All these sentences were commuted (except for Daly) but those convicted were stripped of their pensions and remained in military prison until being released in 1923. Some were in desperate financial straits until the passage by the Irish government of the Connaught Rangers (Pensions) B-5086 Act of 1936.<ref name="irishtimes1"/><ref name=ind/> |
They proclaimed their hut "Liberty Hall", raised the Irish tricolour above the hut and then attacked the armory but were captured. The mutiny ended and prisoners taken to [[Lucknow]] Prison, when they returned to their native country. 19 mutineers were sentenced to death, 59 were sentenced to life imprisonment and 10 were acquitted. All these sentences were commuted (except for Daly) but those convicted were stripped of their pensions and remained in military prison until being released in 1923. Some were in desperate financial straits until the passage by the Irish government of the Connaught Rangers (Pensions) B-5086 Act of 1936.<ref name="irishtimes1"/><ref name=ind/> |
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Two Irish mutineers, privates Patrick Smyth (or Smythe) and Peter Sears, were killed during the mutiny. Private John Miranda, an English mutineer and native of [[Liverpool]], died later of enteric fever at Dagshai military prison. |
Two Irish mutineers, privates Patrick Smyth (or Smythe) and Peter Sears, were killed during the mutiny. Private John Miranda, an English mutineer and native of [[Liverpool]], died later of enteric fever at Dagshai military prison. |
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Unlike other leading mutineers such as Hawes and William Coman – who played as large or even larger a role than Daly, at least at the outset, but whose sentences were commuted – James Daly was executed by firing squad for his leading role in the incident following a court martial on 2 November 1920. He was the last member of the [[British |
Unlike other leading mutineers such as Hawes and William Coman – who played as large or even larger a role than Daly, at least at the outset, but whose sentences were commuted – James Daly was executed by firing squad for his leading role in the incident following a court martial on 2 November 1920. He was the last member of the [[British Armed Forces]] to be executed for [[mutiny]].<ref name=ind>{{cite web|author=Fergal Keane |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/we-must-pardon-private-daly-the-last-man-shot-for-mutiny-1045778.html |title=We must pardon Private Daly, the last man shot for mutiny |work=The Independent |date=1999-01-09 |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref name=nam>{{cite web|url=http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/connaught-rangers|title=Connaught Rangers|publisher=National Army Museum|access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref> |
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In 1970, on the 50th anniversary of the mutiny his body was sent back to Ireland. Joseph Hawes was present at Daly's commemoration.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bartlett |first1=Thomas |title=The Connaught Rangers Mutiny India, July 1920 |journal=History Ireland |date=Spring 1998 |volume=6 |issue=1 |url=https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-connaught-rangers-mutiny-india-july-1920/ |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref> |
In 1970, on the 50th anniversary of the mutiny his body was sent back to Ireland. Joseph Hawes was present at Daly's commemoration.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bartlett |first1=Thomas |title=The Connaught Rangers Mutiny India, July 1920 |journal=History Ireland |date=Spring 1998 |volume=6 |issue=1 |url=https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-connaught-rangers-mutiny-india-july-1920/ |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref> |
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James Daly | |
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 Private James Daly | |
| Born | 24 December 1899 Ballymoe, County Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 2 November 1920 (aged 20) Dagshai, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Connaught Rangers |
Private James Joseph Daly (24 December 1899 – 2 November 1920) [1] was a member of a mutiny of the Connaught Rangers in India in 1920 in protest of the activities of the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Black and Tans in Ireland. He was executed in the aftermath of the mutiny by Crown forces.
Career
The son of James Daly, a baker, and Kate Creane, Daly was born on 24 December 1899 in Ballymoe, County Galway.[2] The family later lived in Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath.
Daly joined the Connaught Rangers in April 1919 and was posted to India.[1]
The revolt originated on 27–28 June 1920 at Wellington Barracks, Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab near the border with modern-day Pakistan, where Daly's brother, William Daly, was involved. It was then spread 200 miles away to other Connaught Rangers companies, at Jutogh (where it failed) and at Solan, where, led by a WWI veteran, Joseph Hawes from Kilrush, County Clare, James Daly and roughly 150 others "ground arms" and refused to return to duty in protest of the activities of the in protest of the activities of the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Black and Tans in Ireland.[1][3][4][5]
They proclaimed their hut "Liberty Hall", raised the Irish tricolour above the hut and then attacked the armory but were captured. The mutiny ended and prisoners taken to Lucknow Prison, when they returned to their native country. 19 mutineers were sentenced to death, 59 were sentenced to life imprisonment and 10 were acquitted. All these sentences were commuted (except for Daly) but those convicted were stripped of their pensions and remained in military prison until being released in 1923. Some were in desperate financial straits until the passage by the Irish government of the Connaught Rangers (Pensions) B-5086 Act of 1936.[4][3]
Two Irish mutineers, privates Patrick Smyth (or Smythe) and Peter Sears, were killed during the mutiny. Private John Miranda, an English mutineer and native of Liverpool, died later of enteric fever at Dagshai military prison.
Unlike other leading mutineers such as Hawes and William Coman – who played as large or even larger a role than Daly, at least at the outset, but whose sentences were commuted – James Daly was executed by firing squad for his leading role in the incident following a court martial on 2 November 1920. He was the last member of the British Armed Forces to be executed for mutiny.[3][6]
In 1970, on the 50th anniversary of the mutiny his body was sent back to Ireland. Joseph Hawes was present at Daly's commemoration.[7]
Legacy
Daly is remembered in a traditional Irish song known as Lay Him Away on the Hillside,[8] the chorus of which includes the lines:
- Lay him away on the hillside,
- Along with the brave and the bold
- Inscribe his name on the scroll of fame
- In letters of purest gold
- "My conscience shall never convict me"
- He said with his last dying breath
- "May God speed the causes of freedom ... For which I am sentenced to death."
References
- ^ a b c "The incredible life of William Coman". April 27, 2015.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Fergal Keane (1999-01-09). "We must pardon Private Daly, the last man shot for mutiny". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ a b Ronan McGreevy (2014-01-17). "Connaught Rangers mutiny: a far-away conflict brought home in new archive". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "History Ireland". History Ireland. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ "Connaught Rangers". National Army Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Bartlett, Thomas (Spring 1998). "The Connaught Rangers Mutiny India, July 1920". History Ireland. 6 (1). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Lay Him Away on the Hillside". Musixmatch. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
Further reading
- Behan, Brendan (1991). Confessions of an Irish Rebel. Arrow. ISBN 978-0099365006.
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