About Roland Casasola
Lived 1893 – 1971 (aged 77). Roland Casasola was a British trade unionist.
Rowland William Casasola (14 May 1893 – 29 March 1971), known as "Roland", was a British trade unionist and political activist.
Born in Manchester, Casasola completed an apprenticeship as an iron moulder and joined the Friendly Society of Iron Founders in 1912. He served with the Royal Engineers in France during World War I, and during the war was promoted to corporal.
In 1919, Casasola returned to the UK and became active in the Independent Labour Party (ILP) and the Labour Party. He studied with the National Council of Labour Colleges and continued to work as an iron moulder, now in the merged National Union of Foundry Workers.
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Who was Roland Casasola?
British trade unionist and political activist (1893-1971)
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Roland Casasola was born on 14 May 1893 in Manchester.
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Roland Casasola died on 29 March 1971.
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Roland Casasola was a trade unionist.
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