APPLICATION TO THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE FOR A SERVICE CERTIFICATE Michael Wickham 21-58 35 Street Astoria, Long Island, N.Y., U.S.A. On continuous active service from 1915 until March, 1923. Easter Sunday, April 23, 1916: On duty with Cork City Irish Volunteers. Under the command of Tomas MacCurtain entrained for Doomskey and marched to Macroom. Other officers present were Daniel (Sandow) Donovan, Mallow; Thomas Crofts, Cork City; Eamonn Barry, Windsor Terrace, St. Lukes, Cork. April 1, 1916 to April 22, 1916: April 30, 1916 to March 31, 1917: Cork City Irish Volunteers, CO Tomas MacCurtain.  Attended all parades, drill classes and guard duty at Sheares Street Volunteer Hall.  May 5, 1916: House at 8 Merchants Quay, Cork, searched by British troops and R.I.C. Mark Wickham (father of Michael) arrested and sent to Frongoch Internment Camp, North Wales. Officers who can attest to this are Daniel Donovan, Mallow, Cork; Mark Wickham, 8 Merchants Quay, Cork; James Barry, Windsor Terrace, St. Lukes, Cork.  April 1, 1917 to March 31, 1918: B Company, Cork City Volunteers. Helped in accumulating arms and ammunition, and manufacturing of "home made" bombs. With contingent sent to Waterford , March 1918, for the by-election. Officers who can attest to this are Mark Wickham, 8 Merchants Quay, and Maurice Fitzgerald, Inisfail, Endsleigh Park, Douglas, Cork.  April 1, 1918 to March 31, 1919: Intelligence Officer, B Company Irish Volunteers (later 1st Battalion, 1st Cork Brigade) under command of Company Capt. Mark Wickham. Took part in all Co. operations during this period. Continued to manufacture bombs. Arrested by British military at Ovens, Co. Cork, tried by summary court and sent to Cork Gaol for month of July, 1918. Officers who can attest to this are Adjutant General Gearoid O'Sullivan (who was in Cork Gaol at the same time), Mark Wickham, and Sean Courtney, Water Supply Dept., Municipal Offices, Cork City.  April 1, 1919 to March 31, 1920: Intelligence Officer B Co. 1st Batt. 1st Cork Brigade. Co. Capt. Mark Wickham. Took part in all Co. & Batt. operations. November 18, 1919, took part in raid on Murray's Gun Shop, Patrick Street, Cork City. Officers who can attest to this are Mark Wickham, Sean Lucey, 2 South View, Summerhill, Cork, and Patrick Deasy, 17 South Main Street, Cork City. April 1, 1920 to March 31, 1921: Intelligence Officer, B Company, 1st Batt., 1st Cork Brigade. Took part in all Co. & Batt. activities in this period, including the burning of Income Tax Offices, South Mall, Cork; Blarney Barracks attack; burning of King Street R.I.C. Barracks; capture of military stores at Macroom Railway Station; tapping, loading and capping of new type grenade at our workshop at 8 Merchants Quay; and the bombing of the Cork Examiner office. Officers: Mark Wickham; Pat Whooley, Tory Top Lane, Cork;  Maurice Fitzgerald.  April 1, 1921 to July 11, 1921: Took part in all Co. and Batt. activities for this period. Sean Twomey, Co. Captain as Capt. Mark Wickham was arrested and interned at Spike Island.  Took part in raids on mails and ambushing of military lorries in the streets. Reprisal attack on military and police for Dripsey executions. Officers: Maurice Fitzgerald; Sean Lucey; Pat Deasy.  July 12, 1921 to June 30, 1922: Maurice Fitzgerald, Co. Capt. as Sean Twomey was arrested and wounded while trying to escape. Took part in all Co. and Batt. activities for this period. Occupation of military and police barracks in Cork, and the raid on HMS Upnor and landing of arms at Ballycotton, Co. Cork. Officers: Maurice Fitzgerald, Sean Lucey, Pat Deasy. July 1, 1922 to March 31, 1923: Co. Capt. Maurice Fitzgerald. Took part in all Co. & Batt. activities including burning of Union Quay Police Barracks, evacuation of Cork City to Ballincollig & Macroom, burning of Ballincollig Military Barracks. Demobilized by order of Dan Donovan and Michael Murphy and returned to Cork City. Officers: Maurice Fitzgerald, Dan Donovan, Sean Lucey.  Additional statement: Our house at 8 Merchant's Quay, Cork, was used as a receiving post for messages carried by GS&W Railway men from Dublin H.Q. to Cork H.Q. We also set up a back workshop for tapping and loading of the large type Mills grenade. We were repeatedly raided by the Military and Police and had type written reprisal notices put on our door by Black and Tans. Our shop was closed and we were ordered out of the city by military authorities just prior to the truce.  Signed: Michael Wickham April 23, 1935