Other Notable Columbans Father John Blowick (co-founder and second superior general) Father W. Aedan McGrath, missionary to PR China who suffered false imprisonment in the early 1950s Father James Stuart, who saved the lives of many refugees and American airmen in Northern Burma during World War II. In appreciation of the valuable service he rendered British and American Intelligence, the "Fighting Father", as he was referred to afterwards, was awarded the O.B.E. Father Niall O'Brien, missionary to the Philippines who suffered false imprisonment in the “Negros Nine” case of the 1980s. Father Peter Nguyen Van Hung, anti-human trafficking activist in Taiwan. Father Shay Cullen, campaigner for the elimination of child prostitution in the Philippines and defender of human rights , co-founder of the PREDA Foundation Father Robert McCulloch, an Australian who served in Pakistan from 1978 to 2011. He was decorated by the Government of Pakistan for his services to health and education in 2012. Father Seán McDonagh SSC, is an Irish Columban missionary priest and Eco-theologian. Columban Martyrs Father Patrick Thomas Brennan, Prefect Apostolic of Kwangju, a prisoner who was killed by North Korean forces, September 24, 1950, along with Fr. Cusack and Fr. O'Brien. Father Frank Canavan, died in a Communist internment camp in Korea in 1950. Father Anthony (Tony) Collier (1913-1950), killed by North Korean forces, June 27, 1950, first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. Father Thomas Cusack, parish priest of Mokopo, a prisoner who was killed by North Korean forces, September 24, 1950. Father John O'Brien, priest of Mokopo, a prisoner who was killed by North Korean forces, September 24, 1950. Father Francis Douglas (1910-1943), New Zealand missionary murdered by Japanese soldiers the Philippines. Father Rufus Halley, missionary to the Philippines, who was murdered in 2001 Masked men murder Irish priest in Philippines. Father Cornelius Tierney kidnapped in China, died in captivity in 1931 Father Timothy Leonard killed when Chinese Communist bandits attacked his church in 1929 Father Peter Fallon kidnapped and killed by Japanese forces in 1945. Father John Heneghan kidnapped and killed by Japanese forces in 1945 Father Thomas Flynn killed by Huk Communists in 1950 in the Philippines Father John Walsh, missionary priest, killed in Burma in 1964 by pro-government forces. Timeline 1918 - Formal approval of Maynooth Mission to China 1918 - Seminary founded in Shurle, Co. Galway 1920 - First Mission to China 1921 - Columban house opened in Melbourne,