Spanish Civil War Tablet

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: Summer 1986
Attended by: Unknown - this might refer to the earlier Pennine boulder.
Unveiled
Date: 22nd January 1999
Attended by: Bill Moore
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

27818

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Current location

Town Hall
Peace Garden
Sheffield
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2HH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 35367 87141
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Tablet set into wall. Incised white lettering.

Inscription

SPANISH CIVIL WAR 1936-1939// IN HONOUR OF THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE MEN WHO FOUGHT/ ALONGSIDE THE SPANISH PEOPLE IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR/ DEMOCRACY AND OF THE LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN WHO/ WORKED IN SUPPORT OF THE CAUSE// THESE DIED IN SPAIN/(NAMES)/ THESE ALSO FOUGHT IN SPAIN/ (NAMES)/ Yet, Freedom yet,/ thy banner torn but flying/ Streams like a thunder storm against the wind/ BYRON

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aaronberg, M.
Albaya, J.
Allsop, G.
Brent, W.
Cooper, A.
Degnan, T.
James, T.
Maiden, J.
Newsum, A.
Ryder, R.
See details for all 16 names

Commemorations

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

International Brigade Association www.marx-memorial-library.org.uk/sites/default/files/SC-IBA-6-1-65_International_Brigade_Association_April_1999.pdf News Letter April 1999
International Brigade Memorial Trust Sheffield www.international-brigades.org.uk/content/sheffield
Our Blog ukniwm.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/last-scottish-veteran-of-spanish-civil-war-dies/

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