Patrick Read

Patrick Read
Read during his time fighting in Spain
Born	Patrick Joseph Read (1899-02-25)25 February 1899 Irish Sea (born in transit between Dublin, Ireland and Liverpool, England)
Died	16 November 1947(1947-11-16) (aged 48) Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Occupation	Journalist
Military Service
Allegiance	Canada Second Spanish Republic
Service / branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force Anti-Treaty IRA International Brigades
Unit	XIV International Brigade The "Abraham Lincoln" XV International Brigade
Battles / wars	World War I Irish Civil War Spanish Civil War

Patrick Joseph Read (25 February 1899 – 16 November 1947), was an Irish Anarchist who served in World War I, the Irish Civil War and the Spanish Civil War. He is sometimes incorrectly called Reid or Reade.