Veterans of the Spanish Civil War who died in 2012
The following is a list of known veterans of the Spanish Civil War (17 July 1936 – 1 April 1939) who died in 2012.
Veterans listed by date of death–8 veterans
Name |
Rank/Regiment/Corps |
Nationality |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrillo, Santiago |
? |
Spain |
18 January 1915 |
18 September 2012 (97) |
Arrested from October 1934 to February 1936 for participating in the failed 1934 leftist coup. Elected Councillor for Public Order in Defense Council of Madrid on 7 November 1936. Created Workers Party of Spain-Communist Unity. Led Communist forces in Madrid. Writer. Granted honorary doctorate by Autonomous University of Madrid. |
Kenton, Lou |
International Brigade |
United Kingdom |
1 September 1908 |
17 September 2012 (104) |
|
Lavski, Victor |
Red Army |
Russia |
1914 |
19 June 2012 (97) |
Bomber pilot. Committed 96 operational flights.. |
Lomon, David |
International Brigade |
United Kingdom |
1918 |
21 December 2012 (94) |
Captured by Italian soldiers during 1938 Republican retreat. Spent months in prison camp until repatriatad. Joined the Royal Navy during World War II. Obtained passport from Spain in June 2011. Last British-based veteran of the war. |
Low, Adolphe |
Bataillon Edgar André |
France |
21 July 1915 |
11 November 2012 (97) |
Joined in 1936 after fleeing from Nazis to France. Later fought in French Resistance. |
McGuinness, Denis |
Irish Brigade |
Ireland |
June 1914 |
28 October 2012 (98) |
Last veteran of the Irish Brigade. Enlisted in December 1936 and sailed from Galway aboard Urundi. Returned with Irish Brigade on completion of service June 1937. |
Teppich, Fritz |
Second Spanish Republic |
Germany |
26 November 1918 |
25 February 2012 (93) |
Member of social youth groups during teen years. Joined on 5 September 1936. Member of General Staff of XXII Arrested during World War II for being an "enemy alien". Lived in Berlin. |
Watters, Thomas |
International Brigade |
United Kingdom |
15 February 1913 |
25 February 2012 (99) |
Glasgow bus driver who served in Scottish Ambulance Unit. Awarded Spanish passport on June 9, 2009, in London. Lived in Hertfordshire. |
See also
- List of surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War