Spanish Civil War

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Maker

John Fordham (Designer)
John Fordham (Sculptor)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 12th February 1986
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

3288

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Current location

Oldham Museum
Greaves Street
Oldham
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL1 1TJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 92829 04837
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Designed relief sculpture, rectangular, in three parts.

Inscription

SPANISH CIVIL WAR/ 1936-1939/ THIS SCUPLTURE COMMEMORATES THE/ STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY/ IN SPAIN WHICH WON THE SUPPORT OF MANY/ WOMEN AND MEN FROM THE OLDHAM AREA./ IT IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ OLDHAMERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE/ SERVING THAT CAUSE IN THE RANKS OF/ THE INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES./ (Names)/ "WE CAME BECAUSE OUR OPEN EYES COULD SEE/ NO OTHER WAY."/ G. DAY LEWIS "THE VOLUNTEER"/

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Beckett, Clement
Bradbury, Kenneth
Heap, Harry Roland
Jackson, William
Lees, Joseph Maynard
Wolstencroft, Clifford
See details for all 6 names

Commemorations

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, year died, forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Memorials of the Spanish Civil War by Williams Et Al 81-83 Source: Image Library NIWM Published: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1996 Stroud
Oldham Evening Chronicle 14 Feb 1986 (The Oldham Chronicle)
Our Blog ukniwm.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/last-scottish-veteran-of-spanish-civil-war-dies/

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