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(Kingston-upon-Hull) East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire & Humberside Hanover Square |
Memorial to Spanish Civil War fighters |
Dan Jones
2019 |
Steel sculpture of the emblem of the International Brigades, the elongated red star, surrounded by a raised arm and fist, on a low, round marble column with low reliefs showing marching and fighting volunteer, among other a man holding a flag with the text hull & district council. Memorial to the Hull volunteers of the International Brigade who defended democracy and fought fascism in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39.
On top of the column, around the sculpture is twice text:
¡NO PASARAN!
And on the side of the column in large letters:
DEMOCRACY · PEACE · FREEDOM
and in small letters the names of the known volunteers from Hull:
SAM WALTERS · BERT WILSON · OLIVE SMITH · JACK ATKINSON · MORRIS MILLER · JIM BENTLEY · ROBERT WARDLE · JOE LATUS · RICHARD MORTIMER
On the plint the name Frieda Stewart was added later.
Four of the these ten Hull volunteers - Jack Atkinson, James Bentley, Morris Miller and Robert Wardle - were killed in action. Some who returned became prominent in the community such as Joe Latus, a communist who became a director of the Hull FC rugby league club.
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The memorial was unveiled 16 March 2019.
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