Alternate name(s):
Hoffbeinz; Hoffenheitz; Hoffeinz
Date of birth:
Monday, 8 April 1907
Marital status:
single; later married Ethyl Taylor
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Cumberland, British Columbia; Washington State, United States of America
Political affiliation:
Described in a prison report as "good rank and filer," likely of the Communist Party
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-11-19
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
POW; Captured 12 March 1938 alongside six Canadians and 11 Spaniards at Hijar; Held in the university at Bilbao until 10 April 1938 when they were sent to San Pedro de Cardenas Prison Camp; Exchanged 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Died January 17, 1988 in Cumberland, British Columbia
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 552, ll. 49); Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; POW Letters, Thomas Fisher Library; BC Archives; Hoff
