Alternate name(s):
Andrie; Andy
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 2 July 1907
Marital status:
Single; later married Pearl
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; German
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-03
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Company Political Commissar; Served at Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, Segura de los Banos, The Retreats, Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA defending 'Suicide Hill' at Teruel; Imprisoned at Castillo de Fels prison; Survived; Returned to Canada on 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Accused of deserting during the retreat at Gandesa; Arrested near the French border on 10 April 1938 and escaped; Arrested again and sent to a disciplinary battalion; Detained in Figures; Likely returned to Mac Paps prior to Ebro action; Proposed for expulsion
Sources:
Figueres List (under Hass); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 1-8; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry; Hoff
