Charlie Dalton (29 January 1903 – 22 January 1974) was an Irish revolutionary.
Charles Francis Dalton was born at 8 St Columba's Road in
Drumcondra, Dublin
Drumcondra () is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside (Dublin), Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is administered by Dublin City Council. The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area.
History
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on 29 January 1903 and grew up around Drumcondra. He was the son of laundry manager James Dalton and Catherine Riley. He joined the
Irish Volunteers
The Irish Volunteers (), also known as the Irish Volunteer Force or the Irish Volunteer Army, was a paramilitary organisation established in 1913 by nationalists and republicans in Ireland. It was ostensibly formed in response to the format ...
in 1917, aged 14. He was recruited to join
The Squad. He was a
colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
in the
Free State Army
The National Army, sometimes unofficially referred to as the Free State Army or the Regulars, was the army of the Irish Free State from January 1922 until October 1924. Its role in this period was defined by its service in the Irish Civil War, ...
and participated in the
Irish Army Mutiny
The Army Mutiny was an Irish Army crisis in March 1924 provoked by a proposed reduction in army numbers in the immediate post-Irish Civil War, Civil War period.Garret FitzGerald Reflections On The Foundation of the Irish State'', University Colle ...
in 1924.
He was married in Dublin in October 1928 to Teresa Morgan. He died 22 January 1974, at age 70.
In 1929, he published a memoir entitled 'With The Dublin Brigade'
His brother was
Emmet Dalton
James Emmet Dalton MC (4 March 1898 – 4 March 1978) was an Irish soldier and film producer. He served in the British Army in the First World War, reaching the rank of captain. However, on his return to Ireland he became one of the senior fi ...
.
References
People of the Irish War of Independence
People of the Irish Civil War (Pro-Treaty side)
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