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    Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth, DSO and Bar, French Croix de Guerre and Belgian Croix de guerre (7 September 1885 – 17 July 1920) was...
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  • (1929–2015), Canadian artist Gerry Smith (born 1939), English footballer Gerald Smyth (1885–1920), British Army officer Jerry Smith (disambiguation) Gerard...
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    assassinated British Colonel Gerald Smyth in Cork. He had told police officers to shoot civilians who did not immediately obey orders. Smyth was from a wealthy...
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    Gerald Smyth was assassinated by the IRA in Cork. He had allegedly told police officers to shoot civilians who did not immediately obey orders. Smyth...
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    and 3 a.m. was imposed on Cork City in July 1920 after the shooting of Gerald Smyth; in August it was extended to many parts of Munster. In 1921 Limerick...
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    17 July, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) assassinated British colonel Gerald Smyth in Cork. He had ordered police officers to shoot civilians if they did...
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    response to the IRA killing in Cork of a northern RIC police officer Gerald Smyth, and also because of competition for jobs due to the high unemployment...
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    killing in Cork of northern Royal Irish Constabulary police officer Gerald Smyth, and also because of competition for jobs due to the high unemployment...
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    killing in Cork of northern Royal Irish Constabulary police officer Gerald Smyth, and also because of competition for jobs due to the high unemployment...
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    Kerry. 17 July 1920: British Colonel Gerald Smyth was assassinated by the IRA in a Cork City country club. Smyth had told RIC officers to shoot civilians...
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