Shapurji Saklatvala
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Shapurji Dorabji Saklatvala was a communist and British politician of Indian Parsi heritage. He was the first person of Indian heritage to become a British Member of Parliament for the Labour Party an
Saklatvala in 1922
Saklatvala and his wife, c. 1936
Memorial to Shapurji Saklatvala on his mother's tomb in Brookwood Cemetery
British Battalion
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The British Battalion was the 16th battalion of the XV International Brigade, one of the mixed brigades of the International Brigades, during the Spanish Civil War. It comprised British, Irish and Dom
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…into an English-speaking battalion, that was formally named after Saklatvala. However, the name never caught on, and it was normally known as the "British Battalion". The Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist)'s hall is named after Shapurji Saklatvala. Saklatvala Hall is located in Southall, London…
Spanish Civil War Memorial for Scottish volunteers, Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh
Aberdeen Memorial to local members of the XV Brigade
A memorial to the British volunteers in the International Brigades in Jubilee Gardens, Lambeth, London