T/Const Raymond Eustace Grace

 

1903 Jan 6. Born Dublin

 

1916 His father inherits a Baronetcy

 

1920 Dec 6. Enlists as RIC no 76207 & ADRIC no (584)

1921 Apr 6. Posted to F Coy. The IRA have him down as a spy and as a member of Igoe's Gang but I cannot get any confirmation of that. However it does seem odd young Raymond joining ADRIC as a Temp Constable

1921 Jul 22 to 30 Sep on Leave (medical grounds)

1922 Aug 28 Disbanded at Gormanston

1924 May 13. Subject to a Bankruptcy Notice

1929 Aug 5 Married

 

1934 He divorced Anita Gaussen on the grouns of he misconduct with Charles Douglas Roberts

 

1936 In trouble. The pub as ironically called the Igoe Arms

1939 Register Divorced and living at 48 Lexham Gardens

1939 Dec 9 Commissioned 2nd Lt General List and later R Iniskilling Fusiliers, but there are no entries after 1940, I assume because he was in SOE

1940 Nov 7. Married his second wife was Molly Lecky. She died in an air accident in 1942. She was in the WAAF and she is buried in Tullow. She was killed when a Tiger Moth in which she was "an unauthorised passenger" crashed in England.

1942 His wife died

WW2 he was in SOE/ Special Operations Executive: Personnel Files (PF Series). Raymond Eustace GRACE- born 06.01.1903.Collection: Records of Special Operations ExecutiveDate range: 01 January 1939 - 31 December 1946 Reference:HS 9/605/7Subjects:Intelligenc

1945 May 3 Sir Raymond succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father

1945 Oct 7 Raymond returns to Dublin for first time since he suceeds to the title

1947 Raymond married again to Matilda Evelyn Henchie who became the last Lady Grace of Boley.

1977 Apr 16. He died and the title became extinct

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