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Jeffries "Jeff"
Mildwater
Other name: James
Place of birth: Barnet London
Year of birth: 22nd May 1911
Political organisation: CP '35 & AUBTW
Occupation: Bricklayer
Date of arrival: 18th May 1937
Brigade ID: 1092
Date of departure: 28th July 1938
Date of death: July 1984 Barnet, Middlesex.
Where killed:
Comments: Address given as; 5, Hertford Road, East Finchley. Lieutenant & Second-in-command of Anti-Tank Battery. In charge of No. 3 gun at Quinto. In Sagaro hospital in June 1938, having been wounded at Fuentes de Ebro on 13 October 1937. Invalided home. Very positive assessment by Arthur Nicoll: 'Knew his job and did it well. Was politically sound.' RGASPI 545/6/173 p. 24. WW2 served in the RA. Remained active in his TU and CP.
Source: IBA Box D-7 File A/1, RGASPI 545/6/39/84 & 545/6/53/39 & 545/6/58/15 & 545/6/91/113 & 545/6/173/23-28. Hampstead New & Gazette 17th November 1949 p3. Daily News (London) - 13 July 1953 p2.
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