Jock Cunningham, the Glossary
Joseph Wallace "Jock" Cunningham (20 December 1902 – 22 February 1969) was a British volunteer in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.[1]
Table of Contents
30 relations: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Battle of Brunete, Battle of Jarama, BBC Radio Scotland, Birlinn (publisher), Communist Party of Great Britain, Daily Express, Ernest Hemingway, Faber & Faber, Frank Ryan (Irish republican), Fred Copeman, Glasshouse (British Army), Harry Pollitt, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, International Brigades, John Cornford, Lopera, Morning Star (British newspaper), National Unemployed Workers' Movement, Osprey Publishing, Penguin Books, Penn State University Park, Penn State University Press, Second Boer War, Spanish Civil War, The New York Times, Vasily Chapayev, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, XI International Brigade, XIV International Brigade.
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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (designated as Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006.
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Battle of Brunete
The Battle of Brunete (6–25 July 1937), fought west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the pressure exerted by the Nationalists on the capital and on the north during the Spanish Civil War.
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Battle of Jarama
The Battle of Jarama (6–27 February 1937) was an attempt by General Francisco Franco's Nationalists to dislodge the Republican lines along the river Jarama, just east of Madrid, during the Spanish Civil War.
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BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish national radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC.
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Birlinn (publisher)
Birlinn Limited is an independent publishing house based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Communist Party of Great Britain
The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist organisation in Britain and was founded in 1920 through a merger of several smaller Marxist groups.
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Daily Express
The Daily Express is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format.
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Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist.
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Faber & Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London.
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Frank Ryan (Irish republican)
Frank Ryan (Proinsias Ó Riain; 11 September 1902 – 10 June 1944) was an Irish politician, journalist and soldier. Jock Cunningham and Frank Ryan (Irish republican) are international Brigades personnel.
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Fred Copeman
Frederick Bayes Copeman OBE (1907–1983) was an English volunteer in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, commanding the British Battalion. Jock Cunningham and Fred Copeman are British people of the Spanish Civil War and international Brigades personnel.
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Glasshouse (British Army)
A glasshouse, or the glasshouse is a military prison in the United Kingdom.
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Harry Pollitt
Harry Pollitt (22 November 1890 – 27 June 1960) was a British communist who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from July 1929 to September 1939 and again from 1941 until his death in 1960.
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Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
Hugh Swynnerton Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (21 October 1931 – 7 May 2017) was an English historian and writer, best known for his book The Spanish Civil War.
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International Brigades
The International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales) were soldiers set up by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
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John Cornford
Rupert John Cornford (27 December 1915 – 28 December 1936) was an English poet and communist. Jock Cunningham and John Cornford are British people of the Spanish Civil War.
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Lopera
Lopera is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain.
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Morning Star (British newspaper)
The Morning Star is a left-wing British daily newspaper with a focus on social, political and trade union issues.
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National Unemployed Workers' Movement
The National Unemployed Workers' Movement was a British organisation set up in 1921 by members of the Communist Party of Great Britain.
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Osprey Publishing
Osprey Publishing is a British publishing company specializing in military history based in Oxford.
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Penguin Books
Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.
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Penn State University Park
Penn State University Park, also referred to as University Park, is the main campus of Pennsylvania State University, located in both State College and College Township, both in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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Penn State University Press
The Penn State University Press, also known as The Pennsylvania State University Press, is a non-profit publisher of scholarly books and journals.
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Second Boer War
The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.
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Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Vasily Chapayev
Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (Василий Иванович Чапаев; 5 September 1919) was a Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War.
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd (established 1949), often shortened to W&N or Weidenfeld, is a British publisher of fiction and reference books.
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XI International Brigade
The XI International Brigade fought for the Spanish Second Republic in the Spanish Civil War.
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XIV International Brigade
A memorial commemorating the International Brigades The XIV International Brigade was one of several international brigades that fought for the Spanish Second Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
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See also
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- Des Dillon (writer)
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- Elaine Smith (Scottish politician)
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- JJ Gilmour
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- Peter Marshall (Presbyterian minister)
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- Robert Waldron Plenderleith
- Sally Baldwin
- Ted McKenna
- Tom Clarke (politician)
- Tom Gentleman
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