Johnny Longstaff

John Longstaff
Birth nameJohn Edward Longstaff
Born(1919-10-10)10 October 1919
Stockton-on-Tees, England
Died2000 (2001)
Known forAnti-fascist activism
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War
Second World War
Spouse(s)Pauline

John Edward Longstaff (1919-2000) was an English anti-fascist activist and soldier, who served with the International Brigades in Spain and later with the British Army during the Second World War.[1]

  1. ^ Cooney, Sean (4 February 2019). "A working-class hero: how a scruffy teenager fought fascism". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2019.