He Who Dared and Died

Brought up in poverty in the West of Ireland, Chris ODowd ran away to join the Irish Guards aged 18. In no time he tasted bitter action in Norway, but hungry for more he volunteered for the newly formed Commandos. After intensive training he sailed for Egypt, serving with Churchills son Randolph, novelist Evelyn Waugh and, most significantly, David Stirling.

Gearoid O'Dowd is a relation with access to Chris's papers. He lives in Ireland. Gearoid O'Dowd, has spent most of his life working as a musician in Ireland and the UK. He has also lived for a time in Sweden and Denmark. In 2001 he obtained a B.A Honours degree in Journalism from Southampton Solent University and shortly after began working on the radical magazine, Synergy.
He returned to his native Galway in 2006 and began researching his uncle's life soon after. He has a daughter, Saoirse, 26, and a son, Rossa 25.