Comrades


An interview with George Watters’ sons Tam and Jimmy Watters

Prestonpans, Scotland – 1976.George Watters with Jack Jones, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union. They are pictured at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the International Brigades, with which they both fought in the Spanish Civil War.

“You don’t fight for medals…”


An interview with George Watters’ sons Tam and Jimmy Watters

Hendaye, French Basque Country – October 1940. Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco meet during World War II.

Ayrs Wynd, Prestonpans – A Meeting Place

George Watters (left) at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the International Brigades in 1976, at the place he delivered his speech 40 years previously. 

Extract of George Watters’ account in Voices from the Spanish Civil War (Living Memory) by Ian MacDougall

George Watters, Jarama Valley, Spain – 1937

Jarama Valley, Spain – 1937. A newspaper clipping depicting George Watters captured at the Battle of Jarama. George is third from the right.

Extract of George Watters’ account in Voices from the Spanish Civil War (Living Memory) by Ian MacDougall

Families At Home

An interview with George Watters’ sons Tam and Jimmy Watters

Prestonpans, Scotland – 1936. A family picture of the Watters family. With George fighting in Spain and it being unknown if he was to return, his face was super-imposed onto the image.