MY FATHER
John Colman, formerly Juan Torrents Abadia
Born - Barcelona, Spain, 6th January 1911
Died - London, England, 29th May 2000
Reserve team player with Barcelona Football Club
Engineer with Hispano-Suissa in Barcelona, BEA in Paisley, John Williams in Cardiff, and London Transport in Chiswick
1936-39 Spanish Republican Army (Spanish Civil War)
1939-43 French Foreign Legion
1943-45 British S.A.S. (2nd Regiment, Special Air Service)
Lifelong Socialist, sometime member of the British Communist Party
A gentleman and a gentle man.
La Cucaracha
a site devoted to the Spanish Civil War.
Special Forces - Roll of Honour
a site devoted to the S.A.S. and other Special Forces units.
Salvemos Carabanchel
a site devoted to creating a museum at Carabanchel prison.
Contra la Impunidad del Franquismo
a site devoted to removing Spain's Law of Immunity for the Francoist era.
