Frank Stagg (Above) was an Irish Republican and Volunteer, who died on Hunger Strike, in 1976, inside Wakefield Prison.
Like his comrade Michael Gaughan, he was originally from County Mayo. After leaving School he left for London, working as a Bus Conductor and Driver, but all the while not forgotting his convictions and political beliefs.
At that time Sinn Féin had Cumáinn all over England, and he joined the Luton Cumann, which took in members from North of London, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. He soon became an active IRA Volunteer.
Frank was arrested in 1973, accused of being a member of an Active Service Unit. Among those arrested was the English Priest,Father Patrick Fell.
After being transfered from Albany Prison, to Parkhurst he joined the Hunger Strike. Following the strike, he was sent to Wakefield Prison, where he started another strike, he died after 62 days on 12 February 1976.
He was buried in the family plot in Ballina, Co. Mayo, before being re-intered in the Republican Plot by Republicans later that year.
Rest In Peace Frank
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