James Keogh blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: James Keogh 1915-1938 In honour of James Keogh of Wellington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, who died in March 1938 at Calaceite in the Province of Aragón in Spain, fighting for freedom and democracy in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 and those other volunteers from this borough who also fought in Spain. Recorded plaque organisation: Tameside Metropolitan Borough.

James Keogh was a British volunteer who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, supporting the Republican side against Franco's Nationalists, embodying international solidarity for democratic ideals.