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Richard
Beedles AKA Beadles
Other name:
Place of birth: Neston cum Parkgate, Cheshire, England
Year of birth: July 1907
Political organisation:
Occupation: Labourer
Date of arrival: 23rd January 1937
Brigade ID: 366
Date of departure:
Date of death: 23rd??? February 1937
Where killed: Jarama
Comments: In 1916, at the age of nine he was sent to an "Industrial School" for stealing a loaf of bread - still in residence there in 1921. Married with two children. Surname misspelt as Beadles in Spain. Gave an address as: 66, Borough Road, Neston. Killed by an explosive bullet. 1939 widow living in St Paul's Road, Wallasley.
Source: IBA Box 21 File A, RGASPI 545/6/40/100 & 545/6/91/67. Chester Chronicle - 25 November 1916 p8. Cheshire Observer - 17 September 1932 p11. Thanks to Manel Montero from Vic for retouching and colourising the picture.
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