Glasgow-Spanish Civil War

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Allegory (eg: Victory)

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Maker

ARTHUR DOOLEY (Sculptor)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 23 February 1980
Attended by: DAVID HODGE

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

44808

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Current location

298
Customs House
Clyde Street
Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G1 4JE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 58840 64871
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Modernist figure of La Pasionara, female figure with arms raised to the sky. On tall rectangular plinth

Inscription

BETTER TO DIE ON YOUR FEET THAN TO LIVE FOREVER ON YOUR KNEES/ THE/ CITY OF GLASGOW/ AND THE BRITISH/ LABOUR MOVEMENT/ PAY TRIBUTE TO THE/ COURAGE OF THOSE/ MEN AND WOMEN/ WHO WENT TO SPAIN/ TO FIGHT FASCISM/ 1936 - 1939/ 2,100 VOLUNTEERS WENT FROM BRITAIN/ 534 WERE KILLED/ 53 OF WHOM WERE FROM GLASGOW

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

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

Components

Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public

Reference

MEMORIALS OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR by WILLIAMS ET AL 34 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:ALAN SUTTON PUBLISHING LTD 1996 STROUD
Our Blog ukniwm.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/last-scottish-veteran-of-spanish-civil-war-dies/

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