Memorials

Blue plaque on the former home of International Brigader and ex coal miner Edwin Greening at 20 Cardiff Road, Aberaman. Unveiled on 26 June 2014 by the mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taff Council.

Bob Cooney Court in Berryden, AB25 3SP, named after local International Brigader (1908-1984). An explanatory plaque (below) was added inside the court on 17 October 2015.

Plaque in Concert Hall to Aberdeen volunteers. Was moved in November 2019 to the wall in the main foyer across from the reception desk. Erected by Aberdeen City Council.

Books in the XV Brigade Memorial Library, Aberdeen Unemployed Centre, 54 Frederick Street. Provided by volunteers and the Aberdeen Trades Council, 1989.

Blue plaque to James Keogh, killed on 22 March 1938 at Calaceite. 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. Unveiled 25 November 2011.

Plaque saluting the courage of the International Brigaders and in recognition of the people of Barnsley who supported democracy in Spain. Unveiled by Mayor Margaret Morgan, 16 October 2006.

Mural to the Belfast men who fought against fascism in Spain on the International Wall, Northumberland Street, off Falls Road. Erected by Teach na Fáilte Irish Republican ex-prisoners' support group. Unveiled 20 April 2013.

Plaque in memory of Jim Stranney, killed in the Battle of the Ebro, July 1938, at 7 John Street, BT12 4AG. Unveiled 26 February 2011.

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. Erected in 2010.

Milltown Cemetery – Jim Stranney listed on family headstone – Buried in Spain.

Plaque dedicated to the Irish volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War in the front graden of the headquarters of the Irish Republican Socialist Movement, 392 Falls Road, BT12 7PX. Unveiled on 9 August 2014 by IRSM.

Stained glass window dedicated to the International Brigades in Belfast City Hall. Commissioned by Belfast City Council and unveiled on 24 November 2015.

Plaque in Unite union office, 4th Floor, 26-34 Antrim Road, BT15 2AA. Unveiled 9 December 2009.

A plaque dedicated to the men from Blackwood, Wales, who fought, and died, defending democracy in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. Located in Blackwood, Wales.

Memorial to three local volunteers killed in Spain at Blantyre Miners’ Welfare Club. Erected by East Kilbride & South Lanarkshire Trades Union Council, 24 October 2009.

Plaque outside Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood Street, Bolton BL1 1DY, dedicated to the local International Brigade volunteers, in particular James Alwyn, who was killed at the Battle of Jarama in February 1937. Unveiled on 16 September 2017.

Memorial plaque in Castle Park, Bristol to 4 Bristol volunteers killed in Spain. Erected by Bristol City Council, 11 December 1986

Memorial in Burncourt (Co Tipperary) to Kit Conway, killed at Jarama, February 1937. Unveiled 11 June 2005.  Photo thanks to Manus O'riordan and Le Bod.

Plaque in Memorial Hall. Erected 1996 and unveiled 27 February 1997 by Evan Jones.

Plaque in Camden Town Hall, Euston Road, NW1, to volunteers and supporters from Camden. Erected by Camden Borough Council, 29 April 1995

Memorial stone and plaques in Alex­andra Gardens, Cathays Park, to Welsh volunteers killed in Spain. Erected by Mid & South Glamorgan County Councils & Cardiff City Council, 1 October 1992.

Castlebar, Co. Mayo

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.

Statue and plaque to four print and media workers killed in Spain in Marx Memorial Lib­rary, 37A Clerkenwell Green, EC1. Unveiled 14 December 2009. 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.

Plaque to Tom Gaunt (killed in Aragón, March 1938), Parish House. Erected by Chesterfield & District Cooperative Party and unveiled by Dennis Skinner MP, 31 October 2009.

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. It enables pedestrians to walk across the River Lee between St Patrick’s Quay and Merchants Quay. The bridge is pictured above being moved into position earlier this year.

“No Pasarán!” mural on the side of 152 Chastilian Road, DA1 3LQ. Painted by owner Sean McNeill, autumn 2014.

Mural at Glenfada Park, Bogside, to the local anti-fascist volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. Inaugurated in August 2013 by the Irish Republican Socialist Party.

Memorial headstone in Glasnevin Cemetery over grave of Frank Ryan. Erected following repatriation of his remains for reburial in June 1979.  Photo thanks to Manus O'riordan.

Unite offices, Middle Abbey Street.

Mural dedicated to Bob Doyle inside the Cobblestone Bar, North King Street, Stoneybatter. Unveiled 7 October 2012. The mural was originally on the outside of the building (as pictured) but, because of planning restrictions, has since been moved to inside the pub. On 6 July 2019 a plaque dedicated to Bob Doyle was also unveiled outside the Cobblestone Bar. 

Plaque to six International Brigade volunteers from Inichicore at Senan Court, 109 Emmet Road, Dublin 8. Erected by Inichcore Friends of the International Brigades. Unveiled 4 May 2013.

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.

Plaque in Peace Gardens, Albert Square. Erected by Dundee City Council, 23 February 1975. Rededicated, with supplementary plaque, by Jack Jones and Jack Edwards, 11 October 2008.

Dungannon arts centre features him on a display of Dungannon's most famous inhabitants and in a large mural in the café.

Plaque to Durham volunteers in Miners’ Hall. Unveiled by Jack Edwards, 10 October 2009.

Plaque in memory of volunteers from the city on bench in East Princes Street Gardens. Erected by Edinburgh City Labour Party.
Text reads, 'In memory of those who left this city to serve in the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War’. Edinburgh City Labour Party.”

Memorial to Michael Russell in Simms Lane, Ennis, Co Clare.  Unvieled in 18 May 2019.  Michael Russell was killed at Jarama.  The Irish translates as 'You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend'. La Pasionaria, Barcelona November 1 1938.

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. Installed in August 2014.

Memorial in Fulham Palace Gardens, SW6, to volunteers from Hammersmith and Fulham. Erected by Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council and local trades council, 31 August 1997.

Plaque listing Glasgow volunteers killed in Spain in Scottish Trades Union Congress offices, 333 Woodlands Road.

A memorial to the merchant seamen who ran the Franocist Blockade of Spain to take supplies to the Republic.  Created by sculptor Frank Casey and unveiled on 2 March 2019.  Situated on the Clyde Walkway, next to the Jamaica Street Bridge, Glasgow.

Bench seat to Ralph Fox outside the Halifax Town Hall.  The bench was moved to its current location in 2019.  Previously it was in the walled garden in Manor Heath Park, Skircoat Green, close to where he was born and raised at 11 Heath Avenue. The bench was beforehand located in Piece Hall, Blackledge, where it was from 2010 until 2016. Originally in Bull Green. Erected by Ralph Fox Memorial Committee, 24 April 1950 and re-dedicated in 1979.

Statue by Arthur Dooley and plaque erected in Unite union offices, 128 Theobalds Road, WC1, to members who fought in Spain. Erected by the T&G union, 1 June 1990.

Memorial to the Hull volunteers at Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AA.  Created by Dan Jones.  Unveiled on 16th March 2019 in the presence of the families of nine of the volunteers.  The monument includes the names of the known volunteers from Hull.  

Plaque in Inistioge graveyard to George Brown, born in Inistioge (Co Kilkenny), killed at Brunete, July 1937. Unveiled by Jack Jones and Bob Doyle, 28 June 2008.

Memorial stone for John Smith in Knadgerhill Cemetery, Irvine, replacing a previous one on which the inscription had become illegible. Raised by Irvine & North Ayrshire Trades Union Council in November 2017.

Plaque and memorial, Forth Avenue. Erected by Kirkcaldy District Council and Friends of the International Brigades, May 1980 and September 1986. Rededicated 4 April 2009.

Memorial plaque in Peace Walk, Victoria Park, University Road, to three Leicester volunteers killed in Spain. Erected by Leicester Socialist Centre, 15 February 1993.

'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. Unveiled 28 February 1998.  Photos by Anthony Hart.

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. Unveiled on 14 September 2014 by the Limerick International Brigades Memorial Trust. 

Memorial plaque in Unite union offices, Jack Jones House, 2 Churchill Way, L3, to Merseyside volunteers. Unveiled by Jack Edwards, 16 October 2011. Originally erected by Merseyside County Council in The People’s Centre, Hardman Street, 16 November 1985.

Meeting room named after Lilian Urmston in Public & Commercial Services (PCS) union regional office in Jack Jones House (see above). Opened 27 April 2011.

Mural celebrating the life of Jack Jones by Alan Murray and Nicola Taggart in York Street, Garston (where he was born). Unveiled on centenary of his birth: 29 March 2013. Erected by coalition of organisations, including Unite, Enterprise Liverpool, South Liverpool Housing and Liverpool Housing Trust.

Plaque naming seven local volunteers on a plinth in the Slieve Foye Forest Park between Carlingford and Omeath, Co Louth. Erected by the Friends of the International Brigades in Ireland. Unveiled on 16 November 2013.

Portrait of local volunteer James “Joe” Gough, died at Boadilla del Monte in December 1936, painted by Frank Casey, in Warden Park Museum, Old Bedford Road, LU2 7HA. Unveiled 20 December 2012.

Plaque in Maesteg Town Hall, Talbot St, CF34 9DA, to local volunteers; unveiled on 12 May 2012.

Blue plaque at 57 Birch Hall Lane, Manchester M13, commemorating Sam Wild, commander of the British Battalion, on house where he lived.

Plaque in council offices, first erected in 1996.

Plaque on grantite plinth (on main road in centre of village) to Peter Daly and the International Brigades. Daly died in September 1937 from wounds sustained at Quinto. Erected by Peter Daly Society Wexford and unveiled 3 September 2011.

Memorial stone and plaque in Aughnacloy (Co Tyrone) to Ben Murray (died in Aragon, March 1938). Erected by Friends of Charlie Donnelly and other groups. Unveiled 9 March 2013.  Photo thanks to Brian Curragh. 

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. Unveiled on 9 Novembere 2016. Sponsored by Newcastle City Council and the IBMT, GMB, RMT, Unite, North East Co-op and Jarrow Trades Union Council.

Memorial bench at Newhaven Fort commemorating return of British Battalion to Newhaven in December 1938. Unveiled by Jack Jones, 7 December 2008

“Guernica Alley” is one of 13 of photomurals by artist Peter Dunn along Portobello Road. The murals reflect the various historical and cultural influence on the west London neighbourhood. 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. Many settled in the Notting Hill area.

Plaque by ceramics artist Jim Robison to the Oldham volunteers in Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street. Unveiled in 1986. Viewable by appointment with Oldham Gallery, along with an older framed roll of honour. On 26 April 2014 the plaque was placed in in the Parish Church of St Mary with St Peter, Church Lane, OL1 3BP.

On the Dulais Valley Heritage trail, north of the A4109. The memorial reads 'Libertad Justicia Revolución. Monument to two local men killed during the Spanish Civil War. 

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Memorial plaque to the volunteers from Renfrewshire. Unveiled on 13 May 2017. Located outside the Renfrewshire Council offices in Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1WB. Erected by Paisley Trades Council and Renfrewshire Council.

Memorial plaque in village hall to George Ernest Fretwell (killed on 12 February 1937 at Jarama). Erected by Memorial Hall Committee, 7 January 1991.

Memorial plaque in the bar of the Grand Pavillion, Esplanade, to Fred White, killed at Brunete, July 1937. Unveiled 9 October 1999 by the mayor and Lance Rogers.

Jimmy Moore’s grave (apart from John Cookson, the only casualty from the Ebro with a known grave) in Milton Cemetery

Red plaque to dedicated to Mary Slater, who served in Spain as a nurse.  Unveiled in the Peace Garden, Friargate, Preston.  Photo by Lisa Croft.

Inscribed bench near the town's main war memorial in Civic Square.

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. Erected by Rhondda Borough Council and unveiled 2 September 1989 by Jack Jones.

Blue plaque to International Brigader and trade unionist Tommy James (1898-1971). Located in All Saints Square, Rotherham. Unveiled on 17 September 2020 by Rotherham District Civic Society.

Memorial in town hall. Unveiled 6 February 2008.

Plaque in Peace Gardens, next to town hall, naming 16 South Yorkshire volunteers, including six killed in Spain. Erected by Sheffield City Council, summer 1986.

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

Bronze statue of Scottish Ambulance Unit volunteer Thomas Watters, who settled in St Albans after the Spanish Civil War. Donated to Museum of St Albans, Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR, by sculptor Frank Casey and IBMT 15 November 2014.

Plaque to Lilian Urmston at St Paul’s Primary School. Erected by Tameside Borough Council, 2008.

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’.

Plaque to the 11 volunteers from Swansea, in Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road. Unveiled 14 December 2011.

Memorial in Whitworth Road Cemetery, Swindon England to Percy Williams.

Plaque to local volunteers on front of the Old Town Hall, Cable Street, E1.

Monument to Waterford volunteers, erected by the Relatives and Friends of Waterford International Brigaders. Unveiled by Jack Jones and Michael O'Riordan, 9 July 2004.

Memorial to the 12 people from the Wigan area who fought against Fascism in Spain.  Unveiled on 14th April 2018.  Library Street, Wigan, WN11NN. 

Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church to Lewis Clive, killed in Battle of the Ebro, 2 August 1938.  Photo by Anthony Hart.