15 May 1921, assassination attempts in London

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The men on the hit list were

• Launcelot Ashby living at 9 Catherine St, St Albans. He was resigned as an ADRIC T/Const on May 12, just 3 days before this attack. He and his wife were wounded by 3 armed men just before 22.00hrs
• Charles Henry Cornes. The IRA hit squad went to his father in law´s house where they murdered his father in law Horace McNeil . Cornes was In RIC Motor Transport and resigned from RIC on Jun 10, soon after the attack. Killed by 4 armed men at 42 Bloemfontein Rd, Shepherd´s Bush. Cornes was RIC ant Auxiliaries, and was clearly suspected as a spy by the IRA
• Dawner ( Deamer or Downer?), Coverton Rd, Tooting Son in RIC. Arson attack
• Geoffrey Birthwright. living at 33 Stowe Rd . ADRIC T/Const who had been discharged on 2 Mar 1921. By 5 armed men soon after 22.00 hrs
• Charles F Duffield was shot at by 2 men at 141 Wellmeadow Rd, Catford. They appear to had raided the wrong house
• Attack by 4 armed men at Halstow Rd, Westcombe Pk, Blackheath home of an unnamed RIC Constable
• Arson attack at Belleville Rd, Battersea. Unnamed
• Capt Wood sought at 3 Fairholme Rd, West Kensington. Wood was reported to be in the East Lancs Regt in Ireland. But there is no commissioned Woods from any of the sons of the house
• Kerr of 16 Harewood St , Liverpool. Constable in RIC
• Wilson of 95 Coltart Rd, Toxteth
• Owen of 6 Clifdon Rd, Tuebrook
• Jennings of 16 Fishguard St, Everton. Constable in RIC
• Hawley(#74602) at 63 Bedloe st & Brailsford (#74606) at 65 Bedloe St, Liverpool. RIC Constables
• Menin of 35 Marmaduke St, Edgehill. Stanley Menin was an ADRIC T/Cadet

"The IRA in Britain" names IRA men involved as Denis Brennan

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