TEESSIDE INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE
UKNIWM Ref: 9740
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Address
| Type: |
BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET |
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| Other Location Details: |
COMMITTEE SUITE OF MIDDLESBROUGH MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS |
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| OS Map Ref: |
NS 510 180 |
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Previous Locations
| Address | Date Moved | Reason for Move |
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UNKNOWN PRIVATE PREMISES
MIDDLESBOROUGH
CLEVELAND
ENGLAND
|
1960S |
MEMORIAL REMOVED IN 1960S AND SOMEHOW CAME TO A JUNK YARD IN ACTON, LONDON, WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED B A HOLIDAYING MEMBER OF MIDDLESBOROUGH COUNCIL |
Inscription
TO DEFEND LIBERTY THEY TYPIFIED THE REAL BRITONS HATRED OF THE TYRANT, THEY WENT TO SAFEGUARD PEACE AND THE ARTS OF PEACE THAT HUMANITY MIGHT GO FORWARD. THEY WENT TO HELP THE DEFENCELESS SPANISH PEOPLE FIGHT THE INVADING ARMIES. THEY WENT TO SAVE THEIR LOVED ONES AND US FROM THE HORRORS OF FASCISM. BECAUSE THEY LOVED PEACE THEY WENT OUT TO FIGHT FROM TEESSIDE/ VOLUNTARIOS INTERNACIONALES DE LA LIBERTAD/ BRITISH BATTALION XV INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE/ (NAMES OF BATTLES)
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| PLAQUE |
WOOD |
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|
GOOD |
Physical Description
INTERNATIONL BRIGADES CREST
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
10 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, forename |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
|
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
UNKNOWN |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
Private |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
|
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| MR HAROLD W BENNETT |
WOOD CARVER |
| MR THOMAS CHILVERS |
Letter Cutter/Engraver |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
THE PLAQUE WAS THE LAST THING HAROLD W BENNETT MADE - AT HIS REQUEST - BEFORE GOING BLIND (A WEEK LATER) |
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| Photographs: |
2 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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