BUSHE, Patrick

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Known as: 
Paddy
Rank: 
Rifleman
Unit / Base: 
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Ulster Rifles
Service: 
Army
Number: 
7014446
P.O.W. number: 
18743
P.O.W. camps: 
Front Stalag 133, nr. Rennes, France
Stalag VIII-B (8B)(Stalag 344), Lamsdorf Poland
Stalag 111-A (3A), Luckenwalde Germany
Born: 
Friday, January 30, 1914
Birthplace: 
Drangan, Ireland
Paddy Bushe 2 Commando
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.
CVA Gallery images.
 
Photo of Commando in Gallery: 
Yes
Additional content: 
'St. Nazaire - Operation Chariot'
Archive pages : 
No 2 Commando
St Nazaire Commandos
Prisoners of War

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