Charlie Hutchison

Charles William Duncan Hutchison (10 May 1918 – March 1993) was a Black-British anti-fascist, soldier, and ambulance driver noted for being the only Black-British member of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. In Spain he was one of the youngest, one of the longest serving, and one of the first English-speaking volunteers. Citing his experiences as a man of colour and his childhood spent in an orphanage, Hutchison was an ardent anti-fascist and was involved in helping organise anti-fascist activists that took part in the Battle of Cable Street. Following Britain's declaration of war against Nazi Germany, Hutchison served in the British Army between 1940 and 1946. Hutchison spent almost 10 years engaged in battles against various fascist forces throughout Europe, before starting a family in 1947 and living the rest of his life quietly in South England.

The details of his life were not fully revealed to historians until 2019, following a history project started by London school children. In 2022, a campaign began to raise money for a statue of him to be erected in Oxford.