In March 1921 at Crossbarry in County Cork, the Essex regiment encircled the IRAs "West Cork Flying Column" with 1,200 troops and soon managed to expose a company sized element of the IRA.
he was arrested after the Crossbarry Ambush and imprisoned on Spike Island, from where he escaped in a rowing boat in 1921.
He took part in various engagements of the West Cork Flying Column during the Irish War of Independence, notably the Crossbarry Ambush in March 1921.
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In 2007 the road from Bandon was improved, cutting through a field and bypassing the Crossbarry Ambush memorial.