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Patrick "Paddy"
O'Daire
Other name:
Place of birth: Glenties, County Donegal
Year of birth: 22nd May 1905
Political organisation: CP '34 & TGWU
Occupation: Labourer
Date of arrival: 10th December 1936
Brigade ID: 623
Date of departure: 17th September 1938
Date of death: 31st October 1981 - 15 Raltt Goch, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.
Where killed:
Comments: Addresses given as; c/o 58, Theobald Road, London & Miss Whalley, 1120 14th St Saskatoon, Canada. CPGB 1934, CPC, CLDL, WUL, TGWU, MFGB, IFTU; Jailed for 15 months in Prince Albert Prison in Saskatoon for inciting a riot; Deported. from Canada to Britain November 16, 1934; Domicile in Britain Liverpool and Norfolk; Served in the XIV BDE, First English Company, WIA Lopera; in hospital Ciudad Real; Then to 86th BDE, 20th BN; August sent to OTS, Left to join XV BDE, British BN; Adjutant Commander August 12-24, 1937; Promoted after Peter Daly wounded at Quinto, BN Commander August 24-September 29,Went on a month’s leave; returned to command November 6-9, 1937; February 1938 sent to OTS in Pozorubio; Left to become second in command of the Tarazona Training; returned to British BN, Commander Company 1; March 30, 1938-September 1, 1938; Repatriated September 14, 1938; WWII British Army, Pioneers Corps, Italy, Rank Major;
Source: IBA Box D-7 Files A/1 & A/2, RGASPI 545/3/440/106 & 545/6/39/88 & 545/6/40/113 & 545/6/89/6,37 & 545/6/91/83 & 545/6/444/8-29 & 545/6/562/5. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cM3r4AvQVpP8rDe_9uUQ1T245QA2Y6rf/view https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_O%27Daire https://irelandscw.com/obit-PODaire.htm
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