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BBC Radio Solent Katie Martin Show:


Another great opportunity to talk with BBC DJ Katie Martin and then calling public on BBC Radio Solent.

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Hear the show here on BBC Sounds, I come on at 2hrs 11mins right after Supertramp “The Logical Song”:

Katie Martin – 05/03/2026 – BBC Sounds

War records

Name changes

Conscientious Objectors

Upcoming Live Appearance in Stockbridge:

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The Spanish Civil War

Where to find records of men who served:

SIDBRINT

Screenshot of a search engine interface from the Universitat de Barcelona, showing results for the name 'Erick Aalto.' The interface includes filters for content type, gender, and country of origin.

Sidbrinthttps://sidbrint.ub.edu/cerca#

Lists University of Barcelona 30,000 Volunteers

Searchable by name, nationality, unit, biography

IBMT

Website header of the International Brigade Memorial Trust featuring a group of historical volunteers from the Spanish Civil War.

https://international-brigades.org.uk/

British and Irish Volunteers listed

Short Biographies and References

Find My Past

A webpage for Findmypast titled 'British Casualties, Spanish Civil War 1936-1939' featuring a search form for entering first and last names of individuals, with an option to include name variants and a field to specify death year. The page includes buttons for tree search and accessing all record sets.

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-casualties-spanish-civil-war-1936-1939

Searchable Database of British Volunteers who died in the conflict

National Archives Discovery

Search results page for 'Spanish Civil War' on The National Archives website, displaying a total of 785 records with options to filter and view results.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=spanish+civil+war&_sd=&_ed=&_hb=

Some released files of volunteers who had been under surveillance by British Security Services plus other resources.

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