Missing in Action (28 page)

Commandant Pat Cahalane, Capt. Mark Carroll, Capt. Seán Hennessy, Capt. Frank Lawless, Capt. Art Magennis, Lt M.G. Considine, Lt Kevin Knightley, C/Sgt Dan Carroll, CQMS Johnny Hamill, Sgt Tim Carey, Sgt Jim Flynn, Sgt C. Geary, Sgt Bill Hartley, Sgt Ned Keogh, Sgt Dan Morris, A/Sgt Mickey Rowland, Cpl Stan Cahill, Cpl John Ginty, Cpl Pat Holbrook, Cpl Jim Lucey, Cpl Eddie Nolan, Cpl Michael Nolan, Cpl Tommy O’Connor, Cpl Tommy O’Brien, Cpl John Joe O’Connor, Cpl Chalkey White, Tpr J. Byrne, Tpr P. Bolger, Tpr Michael Boyce, Tpr Dan Clancy, Tpr Mick Collins, Tpr Frank Featherson, Tpr Jimmy Harris, Tpr Des Keegan, Tpr P. Lynch, Tpr Jerry Lewellyn, Tpr Bill Maher, Tpr Pat Mullins, Tpr P. Murphy, Tpr Jerry Mallon, Tpr P. McCarton, Tpr J. McAuliffe, Tpr Dan McManus, Tpr M. Nolan, Tpr Ned O’Regan, Tpr B. O’Callaghan, Tpr Tommy O’Keeffe, Tpr Con O’Leary, Tpr John O’Mahony, Tpr Paddy Quinn, Tpr Jack Shanahan, Tpr Fred Sheedy, Tpr E. Tucker and Tpr J. Walsh.

Official Defence Force classifications of Ireland’s two missing soldiers, Tpr Patrick Mullins (1961) and Private Kevin Joyce (1981).

Dáil Parliamentary Debate, Tuesday 21 June 2005.

Tpr Mullins:

Minister for Defence, Willie O’Dea: ‘I am advised by the military authorities that on September 15, 1961, Trooper Patrick Mullins and Corporal Michael Nolan were killed in action in the Congo when their armoured vehicle was hit by anti-tank fire from armed elements. While the remains of Corporal Nolan were recovered, those of Trooper Mullins were not. An investigation into Trooper Mullins’ death by the military authorities at the time concluded on 29 January 1962 that he was killed in action at Avenue de Cuivre, Lubumbashi/Elisabethville, Katanga, in the Republic of Congo as a result of the hostile action outlined.’

Trooper Mullins is classified by the military authorities as: ‘Dead, presumed to have been killed.’

Pte Joyce:

On 27 April 1981, an observation post in south Lebanon manned by two members of the Irish battalion serving with the United Nations interim force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, Private Hugh Doherty and Private Kevin Joyce or Seoighe, came under attack.

Private Doherty was later found dead from gunshot wounds and Private Joyce was missing. Some equipment was also missing.

The attackers are unknown. Extensive diplomatic and military efforts to locate him have proved fruitless to date. Private Joyce is classified as: ‘Missing in action, presumed dead.’

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John O’Mahony is a veteran of Ireland’s 35th UN Battalion which served in the Congo in 1961. Having completed his army service, John became a successful cereal farmer and rose to become Chairman of the Irish Farmers Association’s (IFA) powerful National Grain Committee, taking part in EU farm talks in both Belgium and France. A keen amateur historian and meteorologist, John is now active in the Fermoy-based Post 25 of the Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA). John lives in Tallow, County Waterford with his wife, Sheila. His two sons now live in Tipperary and Oklahoma in the US.