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Kisch Richard

 Richard Kisch Dr Kisch was one of several volunteers from Britain who almost immediately joined the struggle in Spain following the military rising against the Republican government. With Nat Cohen (see separate entry) and others […]

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Jump Jimmy

 Jimmy R Jump   Born on 24th August 1916 as James R Jump, the young Jimmy Jump went to Wallasey Grammar School on the Wirral.   After school he became a reporter on the Wallasey Chronicle, […]

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Fullarton Stevie

  Stevie Fullarton Born in Glasgow's east end, he left school at 14 to provide for his family. His early employment included a spell scraping manure from the streets to sell on, although this was followed by […]

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Kingsford Jack

Jack Kingsford Kingsford was a Communist Party member in South East London.   He wrote to the Daily Worker 21st November 1961 to complain about the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Russia, […]

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Jerrom George

George Jerrom   An executive committee member of the National Graphical Association, Jerrom was associated with the Communist Party’s Print Advisory Committee for many years.   In the early 1980s, he was a national officer […]

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Lawson Neil

LawsoNeiNeilNeilNeil  Neil Lawson      Born on April 8th 1907 (or 1908), Lawson was a member of the Communist Party member from about 1931, probably formally for a decade, possibly secretly or informally for another […]

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Freeland George

 George Freeland George Freeland was member of the Communist Party, who taught at Medway school, became headmaster of Alderman Richard Hallam school in Leicester.   He was active in the campaign for comprehensive education in […]

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Adams Dorothy

 Dorothy M. Adams During the 1930s, Dorothy Adams was a teacher at Collegiate Girls Grammar School in Leicester. She joined the Communist Party in 1935, but took a low profile because she was a teacher.  Even […]

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Syers Sam

Sam Syers   Born Colin Paul Syers in Edgware, London, he was the youngest of three sons of John, a tool and clockmaker, and Rose. He acquired the nickname Sam at Kingsbury grammar.   From […]