Alternate name(s):
Simich; Smit
Nickname:
Tony
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 2 October 1900
Marital status:
married
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Croatian
Hometown(s):
Timmins, Ontario; Drvenik, Croatia
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1926
Education:
4 years primary school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-30
Unit:
Survived the sinking of the Ciudad de Barcelona; Kolarev Battery
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 23 February 1939 aboard the Duchess of York; Served with Special Operations Executive during World War II; Returned to Yugoslavia; Died in 1983
Sources:
Kraljic; Liversedge; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
