Many settled in the Notting Hill area. Memorial bench (beside clump of pines, NNW of Parliament Hill summit) for International Brigaders Danny, Tommy (died Brunete, July 1937) and Joe Gibbons. Mural to the Belfast men who fought against fascism in Spain on the International Wall, Northumberland Street, off Falls Road. Mural dedicated to Bob Doyle inside the Cobblestone Bar, North King Street, Stoneybatter. Erected by Ralph Fox Memorial Committee, 24 April 1950 and re-dedicated in 1979. Memorial olive grove to Kilkenny volunteers in Woodstock Gardens, Inistioge (Co Kilkenny). Unveiled by Peter O'Connor and Michael O'Riordan, 1996. Sculpted relief and three plaques in County Hall, West Bridgeford. Erected by Aberdeen City Council. The plaque is situated on a wall, in the atrium, between the Central Art Gallery and the Tameside Local Studies and Archive Centre, Oldham Road, Ashton under Lyne OL6 6BH. Mounted at Clarion House, near the village of Roughlee in Lancashire. A memorial to the merchant seamen who ran the Francoist blockade of Spain to take supplies to the Republic. Unveiled by Jack Edwards, 16 October 2011. Created by Dan Jones. Unveiled on 16 March 2019 in the presence of the families of nine of the volunteers. Photo thanks to Manus O'Riordan. Memorial stone and plaques in Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park, to Welsh volunteers killed in Spain. On 6 July 2019 a plaque dedicated to Bob Doyle was also unveiled outside the Cobblestone Bar. Killed at Brunete on 16/07/1937 by bomb shrapnel. Sheltered housing, Bob Elliott House, Wright Street, for Bob Elliott, killed at Villanueva de la Cañada. The bench was beforehand located in Piece Hall, Blackledge, where it was from 2010 until 2016. Professor Peter Crome Professor Helen Graham Ken Livingstone Len McCluskey Christy Moore Jack O’Connor Maxine Peake Baroness Royall of BlaisdonMick Whelan, Founding Chair:Professor Sir Paul Preston. Erected by Chesterfield & District Cooperative Party and unveiled by Dennis Skinner MP, 31 October 2009. Painted by owner Sean McNeill, autumn 2014. This banner was never actually in Spain but was used at reunion's and funerals of the Scottish Brigaders. The murals reflect the various historical and cultural influence on the west London neighbourhood. Erected by Camden Borough Council, 29 April 1995. Financed locally and from the US. Originally erected by Merseyside County Council in The People’s Centre, Hardman Street, 16 November 1985. Unveiled on 14 April 2018. Memorial erected by Sinn Fein. Our aim is to protect and support these brave individuals and organisations; strengthen their physical, digital and political security; and enhance their wellbeing. Erected by Dundee City Council, 23 February 1975. Glass plaques in Unite Hall, Keyser Street, to volunteers from Waterford. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. Erected by Manchester City Council and Manchester branch of printworkers’ union SOGAT, 12 February 1983. Unveiled by Jack Edwards, 10 October 2009. Mary Elmes (1908-2002) studied in Dublin, London and Geneva, and in 1937 travelled to Spain. Vast majority of these new recruits were either British or Irish and so the name of the battalion stuck. Memorial plaque to the volunteers from Renfrewshire. This collection consists of miscellaneous notes and correspondence. Unveiled 7 October 2012. Additional events have been arranged for Middlesborough, Newcastle and Cambridge, Oxford and Southampton. You are history. Memorial on the grave of Jim Haughey [along with CWG headstone]. The International Brigade Memorial Trust keeps alive the memory and spirit of the men and women from Britain, Ireland and elsewhere who volunteered to defend democracy and fight fascism in Spain from 1936 to 1939. Plaque in Old Town Hall to Sammy Morris and Jack Williams. Originally unveiled in Mayor’s Parlour, Town Hall, Peckham Road, SE5, on 1 November 1986. Bench seat to Ralph Fox outside the Halifax Town Hall. Installed by Aberdare Labour Party and local trades council in the party’s premises in December 1967. Originally erected 1986 by printworkers’ union SOGAT at convalescent home in Rottingdean, Sussex, then unveiled at GPMU union centre at Quorn, Leicestershire, by Jack Jones, November 2002. March 2006. The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in … Plaque to the 11 volunteers from Swansea, in Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road. Unveiled 26 February 2008. Unveiled on 13 May 2017. See the original here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-bKMcNSIg See www.international-brigades.org.uk/content/fisher. Take a look at the latest issue of the IBMT eNewsletter here. Erected by St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, 1 November 1987. The plaque reads: ‘We tread but one path. Spanish Civil War memorial in Duchess of Hamilton Park. Memorial bench dedicated to Michael O'Riordan (1917-2006) and daughter-in-law Annette (1953-2013). Plaque in Inistioge graveyard to George Brown, born in Inistioge (Co Kilkenny), killed at Brunete, July 1937. Silverthorne Room in regional office of Unison (10 Church Street), in memory of Thora Silverthorne. Memorial plaque in Rhondda Council Chamber, Pentre, to Rhondda volunteers. Headstone in churchyard on grave of John Pascal Rickman (died in April 1937 from wounds sustained in Battle of the Jarama). Shop. Erected by Waterford Council of Trades Unions and unveiled by Peter O'Connor and Michael O'Riordan, 1 May 1994. Support the International Brigades Memorial Trust. Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company in June 2013 and operating on route 5. by Friends of the International Brigade Ireland. Erected by Workers Party November 2006. Republican Plot Milltown Cemetery. Plaque in Concert Hall to Aberdeen volunteers. You are legend' (La Pasionaria, Barcelona, 28 October 1938). Erected 20 October 2007. Memorial stone for John Smith in Knadgerhill Cemetery, Irvine, replacing a previous one on which the inscription had become illegible. 'Magnificent. Monument to two local men killed during the Spanish Civil War. Many already knew how to lead in the trade unions, demonstrations and people's organizations, the need to set an example and lead from the front if necessary They were united in their aims and prepared to fight … Plaque in Maesteg Town Hall, Talbot St, CF34 9DA, to local volunteers; unveiled on 12 May 2012. Plaque outside Plaid Cymru offices, 11 John Street. Dungannon Council Offices have had a framed plaque of Charlie Donnelly in the Council Foyer. Memorial obelisk was erected in 1986 on the 50th anniversary of the election of the election of the Popular Front government. Red plaque to dedicated to Mary Slater, who served in Spain as a nurse. Inaugurated by. Unveiled 7 October 2012. Blue plaque on the former home of International Brigader and ex coal miner Edwin Greening at 20 Cardiff Road, Aberaman. A Memorial bench dedicated to International Brigader Michael O’Riordan (1917-2006) (above)and daughter-in-law Annette (1953-2013) was dedicated in May at Hart’s Corner, Glasnevin. Rededicated 4 April 2009. Unveiled there on 25 October 2016. Unveiled 20 December 2012. Erected by Leeds City Council, 11 November 1989. On the Dulais Valley Heritage trail, north of the A4109. The Banner of the Scottish Contingent of the British Battalion, XV International Brigade which was given to Glasgow Museums in 1986. Unveiled on 17 September 2020 by Rotherham District Civic Society. Memorial in Hall, Town Hall, Corporation Street to local volunteers. The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War by Giles Tremlett, a journalist based in Spain, is the latest to draw heavily on the material held in Moscow. Narrative history at its vivid and compelling best' Fergal KeaneThe first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism.The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a generation. See more ideas about brigade, civil war, war. The mural is based on a photo taken in Albares, Spain, in 1937 with US Brigader Peter Frye and the daughters of a Spanish shopkeeper Juan Ataro. IBMT member Tony Fox has produced a leaflet documenting the history of the memorial and the Teesside Brigaders listed on it or involved in its creation, which is available here: Teesside Memorial Leaflet. As a security measure, non-Communist volunteers would first be interviewed by an NKVDagent. Plaque to six International Brigade volunteers from Inichicore at Senan Court, 109 Emmet Road, Dublin 8. Provided by Brigader Douglas Eggar and St Luke’s Church. Photo thanks to Brian Curragh. Many settled in the Notting Hill area. Unveiled 11 June 2005. 1. Plaque located in a flower bed, behind railings directly in front of the Cenotaph in the City Centre, in the park opposite the Civic Centre. Plaque outside SIPTU union HQ, Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, to Irish volunteers. Memorial to the 12 people from the Wigan area who fought fascism in Spain. On 26 April 2014 the plaque was placed in in the Parish Church of St Mary with St Peter, Church Lane, OL1 3BP. The bench was moved to its current location in 2019. Erected by Friends of Charlie Donnelly and other groups. Raised by the RMT's Glasgow Shipping Branch and the IBMT. Erected by Oxford International Brigade Memorial Committee and the IBMT. Commissioned by Belfast City Council and unveiled on 24 November 2015. Find Out More Welcome to the Hull International Brigades Memorial Group In 1936, a civil war started in Spain between the democratically elected Republican government on one side and sections of […] International Brigades, groups of foreign volunteers who fought on the Republican side against the Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). Plaque in Camden Town Hall, Euston Road, NW1, to volunteers and supporters from Camden. Jimmy Moore’s grave (apart from John Cookson, the only casualty from the Ebro with a known grave) in Milton Cemetery. Provided by volunteers and the Aberdeen Trades Council, 1989. The bridge was inaugurated in 2019. Erected by Memorial Hall Committee, 7 January 1991. Monument to Waterford volunteers, erected by the Relatives and Friends of Waterford International Brigaders. The International Brigades were formed through the Communist International (also known as the Comintern) in the early months of the war and the Communist Party controlled recruitment and management of the Brigades. Michael Russell was killed at Jarama. Inaugurated in August 2013 by the Irish Republican Socialist Party. An International Brigade banner and a number of volunteers are pictured on board the Habana, which brought nearly 4,000 refugee children from Republican Spain to Britain in May 1937. Unveiled 9 December 2009. Unveiled in July 2007. Erected 2006. Seat in grounds of Rutherford College, University of Kent, Canterbury to Tony McLean. Books in the XV Brigade Memorial Library, Aberdeen Unemployed Centre, 54 Frederick Street. The International Brigades and the British volunteers were, numerically, only a small part of the Republican forces, but nearly all had accepted the need for organization and order in civilian life. Photo by Lisa Croft. After the Civil War was eventually won by the Nationalists, the brigaders were initially on the "wrong side" of history, especially as most of their home countries had right-wing governments (in France, for instance, the Popular Front was not in power anymore). Apr 29, 2020 - Explore Teresa de Echeverria's board "The International Brigades" on Pinterest. Unveiled 20 April 2013. http://www.dulaisvalley.org/village_onllwyn.php. Unveiled 6 February 2008. Inscribed bench near the town's main war memorial in Civic Square. Plaque on the side of the town's main war memorial in Civic Square. Donated to Museum of St Albans, Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR, by sculptor Frank Casey and IBMT 15 November 2014. Volvo Gemini bus named after Dr Reginald Saxton. Plaque in memory of volunteers from the city on bench in East Princes Street Gardens. ", From “Jarama Valley / Song of the British Battalion” (anon), Plaque in Unite union office, 4th Floor, 26-34 Antrim Road, BT15. He was given a funeral with full military honours when buried. Plaque in Labour Hall, Lyndhurst Road, to five Worthing International Brigade volunteers. Erected by Borough of Blyth Valley, 2 May 1986. Unveiled by Lance Rogers 1996. Erected 1996. Members of the International Brigade came from numerous countries – Great Britain, France, the USSR , and the former Yugoslavia for instance. Memorial headstone in Glasnevin Cemetery over grave of Frank Ryan. We have biographical information on nearly 2,400 International Brigade volunteers from Britain and Ireland. Plaque saluting the courage of the International Brigaders and in recognition of the people of Barnsley who supported democracy in Spain. Photos by Anthony Hart. Unveiled on 9 November 2016. Unveiled in 1986. Plaque to Christopher Caudwell on Atlantic Inn. Erected by Newcastle City Council, County Association of Trades Councils, July 1986 and March 1989. The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War (Spanish Civvil War) by Tremlett, Giles at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10: 140885399X - ISBN 13: 9781408853993 - Bloomsbury Publishing - 2020 - Softcover Erected by Inichicore Friends of the International Brigades. Erected by Tameside Borough Council, 2008. Memorial plaque in Town Hall, Glebe Street, to three volunteers killed in Spain. Statue by Arthur Dooley and plaque erected in Unite union offices, 128 Theobalds Road, WC1, to members who fought in Spain. Memorial in Burncourt (Co Tipperary) to Kit Conway, killed at Jarama, February 1937. A plaque to the memory of Patsy McAllister. Erected 2003. Peace Brigades International is a global movement of activists seeking justice and peace, supporting and standing in solidarity with threatened human rights defenders across the world. Erected by Teach na Fáilte Irish Republican ex-prisoners' support group. Unveiled 14 December 2009. Ex-prisoners of war from the International Brigades arriving back in Britain, circa 1938. Plaque commemorating Madge Addy, Spanish Civil War nurse and Special Operations Executive agent in occupied France during the Second World War at 34 Manchester Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9PH. Tom Jones Room in regional office of Unite (1 Cathedral Road, CF11 9HA) in memory of north Wales volunteer who became regional secretary of the Transport & General Workers' Union. PBI is an international human rights organization dedicated to nonviolence and conflict transformation. Milltown Cemetery – Jim Stranney listed on family headstone – Buried in Spain. Unveiled 26 February 2011. Unveiled by the Gibbons family, April 1980. on which the inscription had become illegible. Professor Peter Crome Professor Helen Graham Ken Livingstone Len McCluskey Christy Moore Jack O’Connor Maxine Peake Baroness Royall of BlaisdonMick Whelan, Founding Chair:Professor Sir Paul Preston. So called because their members (initially) came from some 50 countries, the International Brigades were recruited, organized, and directed by the Comintern (Communist International), with headquarters in Paris. Plaque naming local volunteers in John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street, SE1 1JA. Unveiled by Mayor Margaret Morgan, 16 October 2006. 3 talking about this. The first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism. Delivery charges may apply. Moston Cemetery, Moston Lane, Moston M40 9QL. Erected by coalition of organisations, including Unite, Enterprise Liverpool, South Liverpool Housing and Liverpool Housing Trust. The International Brigades is published by Bloomsbury at £30. Painted on the wall of a car park next to Aberdeen’s Union Square. Plaque to miners who volunteered for Spain in the Big Pit coalmining museum. Erected by Friends of the International Brigade Association. The Mary Elmes Bridge is named after the Spanish Civil War aid worker, who during the Second World War rescued Jewish children from being sent to Nazi concentration camps. Bob Cooney Court in Berryden, AB25 3SP, named after local International Brigader (1908-1984). / We are proud of the British Battalion / And the stand for Madrid that they made / For they fought like true sons of the people / As part of the Fifteenth Brigade. Plaque in entrance to PCS union head office, Falcon Road, SW11, to the International Brigade volunteers from Battersea. Unveiled 4 May 2013. The memorial was unveiled on 30th March 2018 by IBMT President, Marlene Sidaway. Erected in 2010. Mural at Glenfada Park, Bogside, to the local anti-fascist volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. Unveiled on 16 September 2017. Unveiled by the city council on 19 December. A plaque dedicated to the men from Blackwood, Wales, who fought, and died, defending democracy in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. Information board in the grounds of the Civic Centre listing the names of the 35 International Brigaders from the North-East who were killed in Spain. Large mural-style painting by Rosa Branson marking 75th anniversary of the creation of the International Brigades, donated to Marx Memorial Library, 37A Clerkenwell Green, EC1, in 2011. Erected by Hull City Council, 1 April 1990. Unveiled 2000 by Lance Rogers and rededicated August 2009. Memorial stone to the six Limerick volunteers (Paddy Brady, Gerard Doyle, Frank Ryan, Joe Ryan, Maurice Emmet Ryan and Jim Woulfe) in the grounds of Limerick City Hall. Viewing by appointment. Plaque in Baillieston Public Library to William Keegan. Unveiled on 26 June 2014 by the mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taff Council. Originally in Bull Green. The British Battalion then received reinforcements to boost their ranks after heavy loses at the Madrid Front. With these new men, a further 3 companies were formed. Plaque in memory of Jim Stranney, killed in the Battle of the Ebro, July 1938, at 7 John Street, BT12 4AG. H. N. Brailsford(1873-1958): journalist and author; chaired the Labour Sp… To order a copy go to guardianbookshop.com . Erected by Birmingham City Council & Diocese of Birmingham, 2 December 1992. By the end of September, the Italian and French Communist Parties had decided to set up a column. Memorial plaque in Guild Hall, Alfred Gelder Street, to four volunteers killed. Memorial and portraits of William (Liam) Tumilson, killed at Jarama in March 1937, and Jim Stranney, killed in the Battle of the Ebro, July 1938, at the Republican Memorial Garden in Arun Court, Arun Street, in the Short Strand area. With the International Brigades archive in Moscow online since 2015, we can now paint a more detailed picture of the 35,000 volunteers (2,500 from Britain and Ireland) who arrived from 80 countries (including China, India and Ethiopia) and of their motives. There she ran a Quaker children’s hospital in Alicante, which later transferred to a small mountain village to avoid fascist bombs. Jack Jones House (2 Churchill Way, L3 8EF), regional offices of Unite, named after local volunteer and union leader. Memorial to three local volunteers killed in Spain at Blantyre Miners’ Welfare Club. A replica has since been produced primarily due to the efforts of Scottish IBMT Trustee, Mike Arnott. Unveiled by Jack Jones, 7 December 2008. Memorial bench at Newhaven Fort commemorating return of British Battalion to Newhaven in December 1938. Raised by Irvine & North Ayrshire Trades Union Council in November 2017. The four principal events have been agreed and carefully coordinated with the International Brigades Memorial Trust, who are calling on their members and supporters to share our platforms and attend in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff. Rededicated, with supplementary plaque, by Jack Jones and Jack Edwards, 11 October 2008. Daly died in September 1937 from wounds sustained at Quinto. They came from, for example, Chile, Mexico, China, as well as New Zealand and Estonia. Filter your search by choosing the UK region you want to see memorials for (below). The International Brigades were crucial to the growth of the Communist Party's influence in Spain. Portrait of Luton car worker James “Joe” Gough, died at Boadilla del Monte in December 1936, painted by Frank Casey and donated by artist in Unite London & Eastern regional office, 33-37 Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB. Plaque to Frank Owen by bridge in Maerdy Community Woodland Project. Memorial seat and stone obelisk in Peace Garden, on corner of Wharncliffe Street and Doncaster Road to Tommy James. The International Brigade Memorial Trust keeps alive the memory and spirit of the men and women from Britain, Ireland and elsewhere who volunteered to defend democracy and fight fascism in Spain from 1936 to 1939. Erected by Perthshire International Brigade Memorial Fund, 5 June 2010. Rededicated 9 October 2009. Plaque in council offices, first erected in 1996. Support the International Brigades Memorial Trust. Plaque in Peace Gardens, next to town hall, naming 16 South Yorkshire volunteers, including six killed in Spain. Plaque in Unite union office, 4th Floor, 26-34 Antrim Road, BT15 2AA. Text reads, 'In memory of those who left this city to serve in the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War’. An inscription on the family memorial to Tommy Moore: 'also Thomas, their beloved son killed in action in Spain Jany 24th 1938, aged 22 years.' Originally outside Civic Centre in Castle Street, where it was unveiled on 5 May 1990. Erected by Nottinghamshire County Council and unveiled by Jack Jones and Ambassador Alberto Aza, 24 September 1993. Memorial in Whitworth Road Cemetery, Swindon England to Percy Williams. The monument includes the names of the known volunteers from Hull. Memorial bench for Spanish Civil War nurse Margaret Lesser (Powell) in the Playground, Llangenny (Powys). Plaque in the John Hewitt Bar and Restaurant, 51 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1. Plaque on Morley's Bridge, Kilgarvan (Co Kerry), to Michael Lehane. It enables pedestrians to walk across the River Lee between St Patrick’s Quay and Merchants Quay. Unveiled 18 October 2006 by Jack Jones and Ambassador Carlos Miranda. Protecting human rights defenders since 1981. ", Lou Kenton, volunteer ambulance driver from London’s East End, arriving at the Franco-Spanish border in January 1939. Memorial stone and plaque at Moy Bridge (Co Tyrone) to Benjamin Murray, killed in Aragon in March 1938. The Donbas separatists have been fighting the Ukrainian army with the help of volunteers from all over the world – like the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-9. 'Postcards from Lewisham' mural by Bruce Williams and Gary Phillips at Molesworth Street entrance to Lewisham Shopping Centre, SE13, part of which depicts local volunteers. Hillside memorial stone for 7 locals by Friends of the International Brigade, Ireland. Plaque to Jack Brent (George Dickie) on 53 George Street, DG8 8NU. Erected by Thamesdown Borough Council, 1 November 1986. Note - vintage bookstore price sticker on reverse of front cover. Erected by Kirkcaldy District Council and Friends of the International Brigades, May 1980 and September 1986. Relief carvings in wood to local volunteers, including two killed on 25 August 1938 in the Battle of the Ebro. Installed in August 2014. Erected by Reading International Brigade Memorial Committee with the support of Reading Borough Council. Memorial at Dooega Achill Island (Co Mayo) to Thomas Patten, killed at Madrid, December 1936. The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in … Relocated to Aberdare Central Library and unveiled by Michael Foot MP June 1986. The British Battalion (1936–1938) was the 16th battalion of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Erected by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions, 5 May 1991. Memorial bench in Victoria Park (overlooking boating lake, 50m west of Crown Gate West entrance), E2, for Sam Lesser. The UK country group of Peace Brigades International is currently seeking a Treasurer. Erected 1998. Using foreign to recruit volunteers for Spain was first proposed in the Soviet Union in September 1936—apparently at the suggestion of Maurice Thorez—by Willi Münzenberg, chief of Comintern propaganda for Western Europe. Plaque by ceramics artist Jim Robison to the Oldham volunteers in Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street. Plaque in Unite the Union office, 56 Carlisle Road, BT48 6SR. Erected by Paisley Trades Council and Renfrewshire Council. Unveiled 27 August 2011. Memorial plaque in Unite union offices, Jack Jones House, 2 Churchill Way, L3, to Merseyside volunteers. Memorial stone and plaque in Aughnacloy (Co Tyrone) to Ben Murray (died in Aragon, March 1938). Bronze statue of Scottish Ambulance Unit volunteer Thomas Watters, who settled in St Albans after the Spanish Civil War. Plaque to Durham volunteers in Miners’ Hall. Memorial plaque in Peace Walk, Victoria Park, University Road, to three Leicester volunteers killed in Spain. Memorial to local International Brigader Dave Goodman in cold-pour bronze by Mike Jones in the Potteries Museum in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (Bethseda Street, ST1 3DW), entitled ‘Symbol of the International Brigade Volunteers’. Original Battle of the Ebro plaque, naming 90 British Battalion dead, which was unveiled in 2005 on Hill 705 in the Sierra de Pándols but subsequently vandalised by Spanish neo-fascists, was unveiled by Emily Thornberry MP at the Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green EC1R 0DU on 30 October 2016. Unveiled in the Peace Garden, Friargate, Preston on 16 June 2018. Unveiled on 16 September 2017. Formerly in MSF union offices, 1 Tenbury Road, Westbury-on-Trym. Plaque upper floor of centre of Caerphilly Visitor Centre, The Twyn, Caerphilly CF83 1JL. Unveiled 9 October 1999 by the mayor and Lance Rogers. Stained glass window dedicated to the International Brigades in Belfast City Hall. Blue plaque at 57 Birch Hall Lane, Manchester M13, commemorating Sam Wild, commander of the British Battalion, on house where he lived. Spanish chestnut tree in Coate Water Park, to Percy Williams, killed at Caspe in 1938. Memorial in Fulham Palace Gardens, SW6, to volunteers from Hammersmith and Fulham. Memorial plaque in Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, DT2 7EH, to nine volunteers from Bristol. Bronze plaque in the entrance to the Shankill Road Library to the seven Shankill men who died in Spain: William Beattie, Bill Henry, James Isaac Hillen, William P Laughlin, Joseph Lowry, Henry (Harry) McGrath and Andrew Molyneaux. Plaque to Tom Gaunt (killed in Aragón, March 1938), Parish House. You can support the IBMT by joining us or affiliating your union branch – see details and membership forms here: Join the IBMT, Affiliated trade unions:ASLEF, CWU, EIS, FBU, NUM, PFA, POA, RMT, TSSA, Unite, Copyright © International Brigade Memorial Trust, "There’s a valley in Spain called Jarama / It’s a place that we all know so well / It was there that we gave of our manhood / And many of our brave comrades fell. The memorial reads 'Libertad Justicia Revolución. Photo by Anthony Hart. Erected by the Killarney Republican Graves Association and unveiled by Michael O'Riordan, 7 May 1989. 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