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Peter Daly (Irish republican)

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Following the civil war, Daly departed to England where after a stint of working odd jobs, he eventually joined the British army in 1926. Daly served for 4 years and reached the rank of Sergeant before being dishonourably discharged (in his absence) after it became apparent that he was smuggling
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formed in March 1937. Because of his previous experience in both the Irish civil war and as part of the British army, Daly was used as an officer, rising quickly through the ranks, becoming a Captain after the
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Following his return to Ireland, Daly became a training officer to local IRA units based in Wexford. By 1934 he had joined fellow left-wing militants in the
959: 355:'s anti-tank battery, succeeded in breaking the enemy lines, leading to the capture of 300 troops. Daly was transferred to Benicassim Hospital near 534: 391: 283:, the Congress was determined to send volunteers to the war just as the Blueshirts were doing. Amongst the Socialist volunteers would be Daly. 272: 1145: 1120: 1090: 937: 1229: 570: 901: 1170: 384: 539: 307:
and saw action beginning in 1937. He served as a section leader and company commander in the 20th Anglo-American Battalion of the
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There is a memorial in his home village of Monageer commemorating his life and struggle.
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and the members of the Republican Congress became avid supporters of
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took charge refusing the orders of his superior, Lieutenant Colonel
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on 27 September 1903 to Irish immigrants. His family returned to
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Irish socialist volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
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Peter Daly (Republican)
Peter Daly (disambiguation)

Liverpool
Valencia
Irish Republic
Second Spanish Republic
Anti-Treaty IRA
British Army
International Brigades
Connolly Column
Irish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
republican
Irish War of Independence
Spanish Civil War
International Brigades
Liverpool
County Wexford
Monageer
Enniscorthy
Tom Clarke Society
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Na Fianna Éireann
Irish Civil War
Republican Congress
Peadar O'Donnell
Frank Ryan
Michael O'Riordan
Spain

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