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Michael
Brown
Other name:
Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Year of birth: January? 1900
Political organisation: YCL/CP '30 & ETU
Occupation: Electrician
Date of arrival: 3rd December 1936
Brigade ID: 478
Date of departure: 6th January 1937
Date of death: ???
Where killed:
Comments: Address given as; 24, Sudbury Street, Harpurhey, Manchester. (Mother and brother Robert still residing here in 1939). Member of No. 1 Company, 14th IB. Deserted back home (or to Albacete?) after Boadilla and Lopera: 'This isn't war, this is bloody madness. I've had enough.' See IWMSA 10356 interview with Walter Greenhalgh. George Nathan claimed he was responsible for the death of Ralph Fox. IBA Box C. Brother of George Brown.
Source: IBA Box D-7 File A/2, RGASPI 545/6/40/100 & 545/6/91/74.
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