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Topic: Welsh BRIGADIERS - Spanish Civil War Help (Read 1066 times)
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Hodgkiss
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Hey guys - i need some help with this topic.
My dads uncle was Called David Joseph Jones (Brother of Verdun Jones - my grandad), He was one of the many welsh men who fought in the spanish civil war, but never came back as he was killed in Action. He died in Jarama.
Basically i was wondering if any body could help me find more information on My great uncle. He was from Tonypandy, Penygraig?
I stumbled across this website at the beginning of the year. And was suprised to find a picture on the article that featured my great uncle. Its the image of the Leaflet with the 3 men on. THe only problem is id love to have that picture in full size, and would love to know if more pictures exist of the men from the Rhondda who fought in the civil war.
This is the link:
http://www.rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk/stellent/groups/public/documents/hcst/content.hcst?lang=cy&textonly=on&dDocName=015585
Apparently this picture also exists in a book called :
Coal Society - A History of the South Wales Mining Valleys 1840-1980 by David Egan. But i dont know where to find this as its out of print.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Gary
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wrjones
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The first thing I would like to say Gary is that I never tire of reading of the brave men like your Uncle who fought and died,in the fight for a better life for all.Have you enquired at your local Library whether they may have a copy of the book by David Egan?
Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrxham.
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Jones,Griffiths.Stephens,Parry,Gabriel,Conway,Hughes,Evans,Roberts,Lea,Hanmer.Peake,Edwards.Newnes,Davies. All North Wales. Conway,Durber,Cartlidge,Lovatt,Bebington.Brindley,Sankey,Brunt.Dean.Clewes.Rhodes. All Stoke-on-Trent. Francis-Nantwich Cheshire. Dennell-Cheshire/Staffordshire. Census Information Is Crown Copyright,from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Hodgkiss
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Hey William, Thankyou for you message. Im going into my local library today infact to try and find the book. So fingers crossed i find it.
But whilst im looking, if people do have any information id love to hear it.
Thanks
Gary
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wrjones
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I took the trouble of phoning Tonypandy Library and they do have a copy of the book by David Egan.The Librarian also stated that she expected it to be widely available in all the Libraries of the Rhondda-Cynon-Taff Council.
Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
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Jones,Griffiths.Stephens,Parry,Gabriel,Conway,Hughes,Evans,Roberts,Lea,Hanmer.Peake,Edwards.Newnes,Davies. All North Wales. Conway,Durber,Cartlidge,Lovatt,Bebington.Brindley,Sankey,Brunt.Dean.Clewes.Rhodes. All Stoke-on-Trent. Francis-Nantwich Cheshire. Dennell-Cheshire/Staffordshire. Census Information Is Crown Copyright,from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Hodgkiss
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William, that is so kind of you. Thankyou Very much. Ill let you know how i get on at my local library. Otherwise ill broaden my search for it.
Gary
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wrjones
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Best of luck Gary,I tried magnifying the image from the link to read what is under each photo,but it gets blurred then.
Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
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Jones,Griffiths.Stephens,Parry,Gabriel,Conway,Hughes,Evans,Roberts,Lea,Hanmer.Peake,Edwards.Newnes,Davies. All North Wales. Conway,Durber,Cartlidge,Lovatt,Bebington.Brindley,Sankey,Brunt.Dean.Clewes.Rhodes. All Stoke-on-Trent. Francis-Nantwich Cheshire. Dennell-Cheshire/Staffordshire. Census Information Is Crown Copyright,from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Hodgkiss
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i tried that aswell lol but im presuming it just says where they was born possibly?
Again thanks for the help. Ill let you know how i get on.
Again if anyone has any information they can help me with then let me know 
Gary
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Hodgkiss
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I thought id bump this post up again, as i still havent found any information about my uncle out. Im not sure how i would get records for him.
Thanks for any help people can give me.
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Hodgkiss
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Is it possible for anyone to get this book out for me in their library? it doesnt seem to be anywhere out of Wales! and i would be so gratfull if someone could make me a copy of the page from the book i need
please let me know if you can help.
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armek1
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Hi Gary,
Your local library should be able to get hold of any book held by any public library in England and Wales. My little local sub-branch in Hampshire gets little-known, out-of-print books for me from all across South Wales; at the moment I have a book about a little Pembrokeshire village which my library obtained from the Port Talbot branch of West Glamorgan libraries. If libraries in the Rhondda area have copies of the book you need, your library should be able to get it. Good hunting!
Regards,
Lee.
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Morriston - Williams, Thomas
Taibach & Margam - Lucas, Thomas, Griffith(s), David
Gower - Lucas, Richard(s), Beynon, Bevan, Ace, Gorton (Gordon), Eaton
Begelly - Nash, Cole, Bowen
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Hodgkiss
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Lee, thats certainly worth knowing! thanks alot, ill see what my branch can do! thanks for the help
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armek1
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Hi Gary,
Glad I could help. 
Hampshire Libraries charges £1.50 per book for searching through the libraries' stocks - that's 50p when you order, then a pound when you borrow it. The item can take from about 6 days to 6 weeks, depending on if the holding library has it loaned out or reserved for somebody else. It's a tremendous help when you're trying to get information, especially from books which are specialised to a particular area. I've even had books turn up from Swansea University library! Go for it!
Regards,
Lee.
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Morriston - Williams, Thomas
Taibach & Margam - Lucas, Thomas, Griffith(s), David
Gower - Lucas, Richard(s), Beynon, Bevan, Ace, Gorton (Gordon), Eaton
Begelly - Nash, Cole, Bowen
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mrs griff
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My Granny Emma
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Hi Gary,
Just read your post ,dont know if you have read or heard of this book,
From the Rhondda to the Ebro written by Alun Menai Williams its about his young life , and his time in the International Brigade as a medic he was at Jarama , if you Google his name it will tell you about him , I bought the book from Waterstones , my interest in him is that his father Huw Menai Williams the welsh poet was my grandmothers 1st cousin as I discovered though my family research ,hope you can get the book its well worth the read .
Kind Regards Mrs Griff
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jimbach
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Gary have you read Wales and the Spanish Civil War by Prof. Robert Stradling? It was published in2004 by University of Wales Press ISBN 0 7083 1816 9 in paperback . Jimbach
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Hodgkiss
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Sorry i havent replied to the last two posts. I somehow managed to miss the replies to the post.
But thanks alot for letting me know about the books, i will hunt them down and take a look.
Thanks again
Gary
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