MY FATHER
John Colman, formerly Juan Torrents Abadia
Born - Barcelona, Spain, 6th January 1911
Died - London, England, 29th May 2000
Youth 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 Foriegn 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.