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William
Morrison
Other name:
Place of birth: Wallsend, Northumberland
Year of birth: 24th April 1907
Political organisation: CP '31 & NUWM
Occupation: Radio Expert
Date of arrival: 5th November 1937
Brigade ID: 1421
Date of departure: 20th April 1938
Date of death: 12th July 1973 • Loughborough, Nottinghamshire
Where killed:
Comments: RN 4yrs. Address given as; Wife, 401, Durnsford Road, Wimbledon, London. In transmissions unit of the XV IB at Teruel. In Hospital in Barcelona with suspected appendicitis from 25 March 1938. 'Deserted after a good record". 1939 living in Earlsfield Road, Wandsworth and an acting Flt Sgt in the RAF. Former Comintern radio operator in house in Wimbledon? See Christopher Andrew, p.176. Not to be confused with William Morrison from Belfast.
Source: IBA Box D-7 File A/1, RGASPI 545/2/127/50 & 545/6/114/151 & 545/6/91/136 & 545/6/175/80-81. https://coldspur.com/sonias-radio-part-ix/
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