5/25/2023 0 Comments Emmet Dalton by Sean Boyne![]() ![]() He returned to Dublin and became a temporary clerk in the Board of Works and became a member of Bohemians FC, near his home in Phibsboro. ![]() When the war ended, he served in the army of occupation in the Rhineland. He also took part, in 1917, in the long forgotten battles with the Ottoman forces in Gaza, and in the eventual capture of Jerusalem. ![]() Dalton himself was awarded the Military Cross for his part in the battle. Later in 1916, he was at the front at Ginchy when Tom Kettle was killed, in a battle in which many other members of the Dublin Fusiliers also died. He was posted in Ireland at the time of the 1916 Rising and believed then, and subsequently, that it was a mistake. It was probably because of the family connection with Redmond and the Home Rule cause, that young Emmet Dalton lied about his age, in order to join the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1915 as a Lieutenant. He has an accessible writing style, but is also meticulous in his research.Įmmet Dalton’s father, James, was active in the Home Rule movement, and was one of John Redmond’s nominees to serve on the Executive of the Irish Volunteers in June 1914. Sean Boyne worked as a political journalist and is deeply interested in military history. Through the life of one man, this book gives a deep insight into Irish history from 1911 to 1960. I greatly enjoyed reading “Emmet Dalton, Somme soldier, Irish General, and Film Pioneer” by Sean Boyne published by Merrion Press. ![]()
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