Item 3 - Photocopies of routine orders signed by Officers Commanding of the Irish Brigade

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IE 2135 P13/1/1/5/3

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Photocopies of routine orders signed by Officers Commanding of the Irish Brigade

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  • 20 December 1936-17 June 1937 (Creation)

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11 pp.

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(Fl. 1980s-2000s)

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Robert Arthur Stradling is professor emeritus of history at Cardiff University, Wales, and a leading authority on the Spanish Civil War. He has published extensively on the topic and made a number of documentaries for Spanish television and BBC Wales.

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Mostly photocopies of routine orders signed by Officers Commanding of the Irish Brigade, Major Patrick Dalton, Captain Diarmuid O’Sullivan [O’Suilleabhain] and Captain Padraig Quinn, referring to messages received and regulations regarding areas such as lights out, divine service, commendations, casualties, decrease in strength, transfers, promotions, inspection of equipment, cleanliness, parades, military service pensions, army reserve, unemployment, old currency notes and returning to Ireland. Also includes copy of blank form to be completed by the brigade, noting the strength of the troops composing the company, which records information about officers, non-commissioned officers, troops and livestock of each bandera and company under the following headings: ‘Yesterday’s strength’, ‘effectives’, ‘Total’, ‘casualties’ and ‘There Remain’.

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  • English

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    P13/23

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