Prompted by some comments on this entry, I took a photo of the certificate we have in the study, showing that my maternal grandfather Jim Harpur played his part in the HQ Active Service Unit during the Irish War of Independence.
Jim Harpur's ASU Certificate
There’s a high resolution version available here (opens a new window).
I believe the little crosses next to some of the names indicate that that person died in service, but I’m not 100% sure about that. I hope it’s useful or interesting to somebody
