Ireland
Roger Casement
1864–1916 Irish nationalist seeking German aid, 1914–1916
Born in Dublin, Roger Casement joined the British consular service, and his report on abuses in the Congo Free State and a later investigation in Peru made him famous; he was knighted in 1911. Increasingly committed to Irish nationalism, he went to Germany in 1914 to seek help for a rebellion. His plan for an Irish Brigade attracted few Irish prisoners of war, and the arms Germany sent in April 1916 never landed. Put ashore from a submarine at Banna Strand, County Kerry, on 21 April 1916, he was arrested, convicted of treason and hanged at Pentonville Prison on 3 August 1916. Diary typescripts describing homosexual activity were circulated around his trial and weakened support for clemency; their authenticity remains disputed. His remains were returned to Ireland in 1965.
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- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Casement
- www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/sir-roger-david-casement
- www.nli.ie/1916/exhibition/en/content/rogercasement
- www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/casement_01.shtml
- breac.nd.edu/articles/roger-casements-long-journey-to-ballyheigue