17 Facts About Lewis Clive

Lewis Clive was a British rower who won a gold medal in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Lewis Clive volunteered to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War and was killed in action.

Lewis Clive was educated at Heatherdown Preparatory School near Ascot, then Eton where he became captain of both Oppidans and Boats.

Lewis Clive read Law at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1929.

Lewis Clive rowed in the losing Oxford boats in the Boat Races in 1930 and 1931.

Lewis Clive partnered Hugh Edwards to win the Silver Goblets at Henley in 1931 and 1932.

Lewis Clive was a member of the Fabian Society and a founding member of the National Council for Civil Liberties in 1934.

Lewis Clive was elected as a Labour Party councillor for St Charles ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington in 1937.

Lewis Clive arrived in Spain on 4 February 1938, where he joined the International Brigades.

Lewis Clive took part in the fighting against Nationalist forces in Aragon, where he wielded a heavy machine-gun.

Lewis Clive accompanied the Republican volunteers during their retreat across the River Ebro.

Lewis Clive led his soldiers to attack Hill 481, near Gandesa.

Lewis Clive is commemorated on at least three memorials: the first in Ebro, the second in Wormbridge Church near Hereford, and the third in Oxford.

Lewis Clive is named on a memorial in the foothills of the Ebro mountains.

Lewis Clive is commemorated in St Peter's Church, Wormbridge, Herefordshire, alongside others members of the Clive family.

British folk band The Young'uns' album and stage show The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff mentions Lewis Clive, who was a comrade of Johnny Longstaff in the International Brigade.

The song "Lewis Clive" is an exaggerated portrayal of Clive's swimming ability, describes his bravery during the Spanish Civil War and mourns his loss.