griff maclaurin

Personal details

Full Name:

  • Griffith Campbell Maclaurin

Lifetime:

  • 19 Sep 19099/10 Nov 1936
Biography
Griff Maclaurin

New Zealander Griff Maclaurin was one of the first international volunteers to be killed in the Spanish Civil War.

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Events In History

  • 8 November 1936
    NZers march into besieged Madrid

    Griff Maclaurin and Steve Yates were part of the International Column of anti-fascist volunteers which marched into Madrid, bolstering the city's defences against the assault of General Francisco Franco's rebel armies. Both men were killed in battle within two days of arriving Read more...

  • Main image: Griff Maclaurin c1936

    Griff Maclaurin, one of the first international volunteers to be killed in the Spanish Civil War.