Alex McDade
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. He was a political commissar with the British Battalion and wounded at the Battle of Jarama in February 1937. 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 (aged 31–32) |
| Unit | XV International Brigade British Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War |
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