Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Swansea
Town
Swansea
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60593

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Current location

Miners' Library Swansea University
Hendrefoelan Campus
Swansea
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA2 7NB
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 61209 93721
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Square plaque set on a wooden mount with the badges of Spain, Wales and two others at top left hand corner. Dedication in Welsh and English below with the names in three columns. Small plaque attached to lower edge of mount.
Inscription
ER BYTHOL GOF AM Y CYMRY A ROES EU BYWYD/ GYDAU CYMRODYR O SBAEN AC/ ERAILL O LAWER CENEDL/ YN RHENGOEDD Y BRIGADAU RHYNGWLADOL/ ER MWYN CEFNOGI BRWYDR ARWROL/ GWERINIAETH SBAEN YN ERBYN HASGIAETH/ 1936-1939/ TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF THE WELSHMEN WHO WITH THEIR COMRADES OF SPAIN AND MANY NATIONS IN THE RANKS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE HEROIC STRUGGLE OF THE SPANISH REPUBLIC AGAINST FASCISM 1936-1939./ (Names)/ "He fell exalting brotherhood and right/ His bleeding visage scorched by tire and smoke./ E'en as the sweetest note is born of pain,/ So shall the song of songs be born in Spain." (Line breaks not full known)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Coles, William
Cummings, Alec
Davies, Harold
Davies, W L
Dobson, Harry
Durston, W E
Esteban, Victoriano
Fretwell, George
Hamm, Sid
Harris, Jack
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, home town
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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