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Name	Patrick James Drew
Born	4 May, 1882 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	16 January, 1958 (aged 75) Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	metal worker (1895-1903) New South Wales, Australia metal worker (1903-1911) New Zealand metal worker (1911-1952) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1911-1942) New South Wales, Australia communist (1920-1958) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (Volunteer Defence Corps) Volunteer Defence Corps (soldier, 1942-1945)
Key Organisations *	Sheet Metal Working Industrial Union of Australia (NSW) (organiser, 1912) Sheet Metal Working Industrial Union of Australia (NSW) (member, 1912-1952)
Political Activism *	Australian Socialist Party (NSW) (member, 1912-1920) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1920-1958)

* Dates are approximate

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