Memorial

Basque Refugee Children Of The Habana Thanksgiving

Tablet

Source: Copyright Ilona Karse

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Current Location

Southampton City Art Gallery, Commercial Road, Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 7LP, England

SU 41829 12269

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 61573
Description: Oval plaque, painted blue with blue lettering in relief. Relief of a painted tree top centre and relief of the Habana at sea at centre foot of plaque.
Inscription: 1937/ To commemorate the arrival/ aboard the "Habana" of 4,000 refugee/ children from the basque region of Spain/ in May 1937 following the destruction of/ Guernica during the Spanish Civil War and/ to thank the people of Southampton and/ Britain who volunteered to care for them/ 2007

Unveiled

26 May 2007

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Basque Children of 37 Association UK Newsletter No.7 (April 2007) pp. 1,3; Oct. 2007 pp.4-5 Plaque was unveiled by HE Carlos Miranda, Ambassador of Spain, and designed by Herminio Martinez
Our Blog http://ukniwm.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/last-scottish-veteran-of-spanish-civil-war-dies/
Basque Children of 37 Association UK Newsletter No.17 (Nov. 2012) Special 75th anniversary edition.