Alternate name(s):
Felix Isrial; Kulman; Kulmalo
Date of birth:
Thursday, 13 March 1902
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
miner
Hometown(s):
South Porcupine, Ontario; Jalasjarvi, Finland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Saturday, 24 December 1927
Education:
No formal schooling
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Prior military experience:
Finnish Army, 1 year
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-28
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 4 (Machine Gun Company)
Final status:
WIA by aerial bombing February 1938; Hospitalized December 1937; Survived; Returned to Canada 16 September 1938 on the Duchess of Bedford with Einar Nurasalo and Nick Handziuk
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 556, ll. 122; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1028, ll. 52; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510, ll. 70; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Our Boys in Spain; Hoff
