Full Name: Thomas Gregan, nicknamed Chicky.Address: 5a Upper Jane PlaceUnit: A Coy, 2nd Battalion, Dublin BrigadeBorn: 14 May 1901 at 49 Seville CottagesParents: James (a Labourer) and Bridget (originally Flood), a Dressmaker.Siblings: Older brothers Samuel and Christopher and younger sister Maggie.Military Service: Tommy joined the IRA in 1919 at Abbey Street. He served with A Coy, 2nd Battalion during the War of Independence. From April 1920 he was involved in armed street patrols in the North Strand and Dorset Street areas; a raid on Russell Street Post Office for communications equipment; and the disarming of DMP in the city, in November 1920. In 1921 he supported the ambush by F Coy at The Thatch, Whitehall. Under Capt. Cyril Daly, he ...
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