Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Newport
- Town
- Caerleon
- County
- Gwent
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- Spanish Civil War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 17 October 2004
Attended by: Councillor Gail Giles
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 65793
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Pendragon House
18 Cross St
Caerleon
Newport
Gwent
NP18 1AF
Wales
OS Grid Ref: ST 33972 90616
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Circular plaque with inscription in white lettering.
- Inscription
- CAERLEON AND DISTRICT CIVIC SOCIETY/ CROESO/ PENDRAGON HOUSE/ 18 CROSS STREET / FROM NOVEMBER 1939 THIS BUILDING WAS / HOME TO 30 BASQUE REFUGEE CHILDREN / FROM TEH SPANISH CIVIL WAR WHO WERE CARED / FOR BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND / VOLUNTEERS. FROM1937 TO 1939 THEY / STAYED AT CAMBRIA HOUSE, MILL STREET. / EUZKADI/ BASQUE CHILDREN OF '37 ASSOCIATION UK
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Spanish Civil War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Spanish Civil War - civilians
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Plaque
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
- Reference
- Basque Children of 37 Association UK Newsletter Sep. 2004 p.7; No.3 (March 2005) pp.1-2 Plaque was unveiled by Cllr Gail Giles.
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-65793
For queries, please contact [email protected].