BUSHE, Patrick
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Known as:
Paddy
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Ulster Rifles
Service:
Army
Service Number:
7014446
P.O.W. number:
18743
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Friday, January 30, 1914
Birthplace:
Drangan, Ireland
Patrick Bushe from Co. Tipperary, enlisted 12 November 1938, formerly employed as a Labourer. Rifleman Bushe, 6 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. Embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 177.
Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/42.
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/11.
German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/52/152 (Stalag 133).
WW11 Liberated POW Questionnaires 1945-6 / National Archives file WO344 Directorate of Mil. Int.
St. Nazaire Society.
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