Alex McDade
British political commissar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British political commissar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alex McDade (1905–1937) was a Glasgow poet and labourer who went to Spain to fight with XV International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War.[1] He was a political commissar with the British Battalion and wounded at the Battle of Jarama in February 1937.[1] He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Brunete at Villanueva de la Cañada on 6 July 1937. He wrote the poem "Valley of Jarama".
Alex McDade | |
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Born | 1905 |
Died | 6 July 1937 31–32) | (aged
Unit | XV International Brigade British Battalion |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War |
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