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Reginald William Dunne (June 1898 – 10 August 1922) [1] was Battalion Commandant of the London Battalion, IRA and one of two men hanged for the murder of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. [2] [3] Dunne, the only child of Robert and Mary Dunne, was born (as his mother had been) in Woolwich.
Aug 10, 2022 · Reginald Dunne and Joseph O'Sullivan were both former British army soldiers, O'Sullivan having lost a leg at Ypres, and during the Tan War they were active in England for the IRA. Following the Treaty Dunne leaned towards the pro-Treaty side (Cumann na mBan members in London sent him white feathers) and was firm friends with Michael Collins.
Aug 10, 2009 · Two 24 year old men, Reginald Dunne and Joseph O’Sullivan, were surreptitiously waiting for his arrival. They watched while Wilson paid for his taxi before running up to him and killing him in cold blood on the footsteps leading up to his front door.
Joseph O'Sullivan (25 January 1897 – 10 August 1922), along with fellow Irish Republican Army (IRA) (London Battalion) volunteer Reginald Dunne, shot dead Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson outside Wilson's home at 36 Eaton Place, Belgravia, London on 22 June 1922.
May 22, 2022 · Shortly afterwards he was gunned down on the doorstep of his home by two London-born veterans of that war, men who had become IRA volunteers — Reginald Dunne and Joe O’Sullivan. Wilson was the...
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Aug 18, 2023 · The officer commanding the IRA in London, Reginald Dunne, had been sent white feathers, the sign of cowardice, by members of Cumann na mBán, as he was seen as pro-Treaty.
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Jun 15, 2022 · Wilson’s murderers were quickly apprehended and identified as Reginald Dunne and Joseph O’Sullivan, both born in England of parents with Irish heritage.
