Alternate name(s):
Brkich
Nickname:
Oscar
Date of birth:
Sunday, 11 June 1905
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Croatian
Profession:
miner; lumberjack; longshoreman
Hometown(s):
Kirkland Lake, Ontario; Croatia
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1927 or 1928
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936; Communist Party of Spain, 1938
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-10
Unit:
Dimitrov/Chapaev Battalion; Petko Miletic anti-tank unit; Sergeant
Final status:
Survived; Awarded an International Brigades' medal; Eventually returned to Yugoslavia; Died 13 June 1953 in a mining accident in Bor, Yugoslavia
Sources:
Momryk; Kraljic; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
