A British soldier is killed in the Kilrush area Co.Clare after being hit by a piece of stone when a house was destroyed by explosives as a reprisal.
The reference is from Bill Haugh’s military history witness statement. Haugh’s home was burnt in an official reprisal for the killing of Sgt McFadden RIC No 65056 in the attack on Kilrush on the night of 22/23 April 1921 - it is in the Times as an official reprisal, but no casualties are mentioned. On the 25th the homes of Haugh (Brigade adjutant) and Sean Liddy (Brigade OC) were destroyed. Haugh’s claims that a soldier died in each of these events, which seems unlikely. However he is putting the death between 25 Apr 1920 and 2 May 1920
Nothing on Soldiers Effects
My conclusion is that there was no such death
I tried trawling on CWGC for Kilrush deaths found on Irish Gro for Kilrush, but could get no match
The balance of probability is that there was no death due to reprisal demolitions
British Soldiers killed in Ireland
All Royal Scots on CWGC
| 003 | BARNARD.. | F | 40500 | 16TH BN | 31/03/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 004 | BORLAND.. | HF | 32184 | 12TH BN | 15/03/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 010 | DOUGAL.. | W | 276064 | 1ST/6TH BN | 20/04/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 011 | FERGUSON.. | W | 5094 | 2ND/9TH BN | 30/01/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 015 | HASLAM.. | JG | 353068 | 2ND/9TH BN | 25/03/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 016 | HILL.. | H | 32816 | - | 11/08/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 020 | JUNOR.. | RH | 50550 | 1ST GARRISON BN | 11/03/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 021 | LAWSON.. | D | 42459 | 4TH BN | 15/03/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 027 | PIERCY.. | GB | - | 4TH BN | 28/08/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 029 | ROBB.. | J | 4414 | TRANSF TO 7318 13TH COY | 30/08/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 031 | SANDERS.. | J | 59570 | 17TH BN | 14/04/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 032 | SHAW.. | JC | 15372 | - | 22/08/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 033 | SIMPSON.. | N | 3045425 | 2ND BN | 14/02/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 034 | STOBIE.. | G | 352201 | 1ST/9TH BN | 12/07/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
| 039 | WILLIAMSON.. | A | 3046238 | 1ST BN | 03/02/1921 | ROYAL SCOTS |
None of the above appear on Irish GRO as a death in Ireland