Alternate name(s):
Bachman; Bachan; Beckman; Edwin
Date of birth:
Monday, 9 September 1901
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
miner; farmer; lumber worker
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Reisjärvi, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 19 December 1926
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Involved in the On-to-Ottawa Trek
Prior military experience:
Finnish Army: 1 year with cavalry
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-24
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Co. 4, Section 2
Final status:
WIA February 1938; listed as MIA September 5, 1938; Survived; Returned to Canada February 3, 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Deserted once on Ebro actions and hid with 16th brigade until things "blew over"
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 509, ll. 20; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 542 (name only); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Our Boys in Spain.
