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KINGSTON UPON HULL SPANISH CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL

UKNIWM Ref: 35181

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Address

GUILDHALL
KINGSTON UPON HULL
HUMBERSIDE
ENGLAND
 
Type: BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
OS Map Ref: TA 090 290

Inscription

THIS PLAQUE HONOURS THE MEMORY/ OF THE VOLUNTEERS/ FROM/ KINGSTON UPON HULL/ WHO FOUGHT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE/ IN SPAIN DURING THE WAR AGAINST FACISM/ 1936-1939/ (NAMES)/ (NAMES)

Components

ComponentMaterial(s)HeightWidthDepthCondition
PLAQUE BRONZE       UNKNOWN

Physical Description

BRONZE PLAQUE WITH WHITE LETTERING.

HULL COAT OF ARMS AT TOP LEFT. INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE SYMBOL AT TOP RIGHT. CHAIR NEARBY ALSO DEDICATED TO MORRIS MILLER.

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served & Returned 4
Died 4
Is this an exact count? Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered? surname
What information is listed on the memorial? surname, year died, regiment, place of death, forename
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? Yes

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read? No
Who is responsible for the memorial?

Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Not known

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type: None
Did this include a trust or scholarship? No
Did this include a roll of honour? NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site: Not known
Cost of Memorial: Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:

Robert Wardle instigated the memorial in memory of his father Robert Wardle who is commemorated on the memorial. He also found the chair that is dedicated to Morris Miller and donated it to the Guildhall.

Comments:  
Photographs: 3
Other Documents: None
Form / Letter: F
Negatives: No
Drawings / Plans: No
Minutes: No