The men involved were both Black and Tans at Gormanston who were RIC and not ADRIC
1897 Sep 4. Born Poplar
1921 Feb 23, Patrick Howard shot in a pub near Gormanston. George Stuart Pearson and George Smith were identified as being involved in the shooting. Pearson was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging, which was commuted to life imprisonment
1922 He was released when his sentence was commuted
1924 Dec 23. Leaves UK for Australia. An Engineer of 10 Cowper Rd, Acton - same address as on his Irish Prison records
1925 - 1963 He is on Australian Electoral Rolls until 1963 at Enoggera, Queensland. He was living with Violet Pearson
1939 Oct 20 Enlisted in Australian Army
1948 Feb 27 Discharged from army as a Private