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Rfm. Patrick Hickey

British Army 7th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

from:Cappawhite-Annacarthy, Co Tipp, Ireland.

(d.03 Apr 1945.)

Paddy Hickey, my Grandfather is buried in Reichswald, Germany, he was only 30yrs young when killed in action along the Dortmund Emms canal. Originally from Co Tipp in Ireland, he got involved with the Blue Shirts movement over here, kinda like facists and went to fight in Spain with General O Duffy, and yes went fighting for Franco and the international brigades against so called communism at the time, he saw the light there and came back home to Ireland only to be shunned. He moved to Coventry and went to work in munitions factorys there and again saw the light and joined up the Worcestershires which were amalgamated to the 52nd lowland and in to the Cammeroinians. That's all the information I have, other than I've been to his grave twice, and tried to access his files but sadly I'm unable to do so. Still to this day my family do not know how he was killed or what he was up to on the fateful day, if any one out there has any info to help me research my Grandfather, please get in contact with me. Many thanks from a serving Irish Army Soldier for a wonderful site,



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