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Last Scots fighter from the Spanish Civil War dies

 
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:21 am    Post subject: Last Scots fighter from the Spanish Civil War dies Reply with quote
Reported on BBC news today that the last Scotsman who fought in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War has died at the age of 87.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7278276.stm

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Stevie Fullarton was among hundreds who went to fight in Spain
The last surviving Scot who fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War has died.
Stevie Fullarton, who was born in Glasgow, died in a nursing home in Edinburgh. He was 87.

Mr Fullarton went to Spain in 1938 with the democratically elected government forces facing defeat by the fascists of Francisco Franco.

He was wounded during the Battle of the Ebro, the last-ditch offensive by the government forces, but recovered.

Back in Britain, he joined the RAF during World War II.

It is estimated 2,400 from Britain joined the International Brigades, 500 of them from Scotland.

Mr Fullarton's funeral will take place in Edinburgh on Friday.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Last Scotsman to have taken part in the Spanish civil war has died.

BBC article

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