Date of birth:
Saturday, 16 August 1913
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
seaman; driver
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Vancouver, British Columbia
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1937; Communist Party of Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-13
Unit:
Trained at Tarazona; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion Company 1 from 23 February 1938 to 15 April 1938; Transport; Brigade Auto Park; Rank Chofer, Soldato; Served at Belchite, Caspe, Gandesa, and the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Unknown illness/wound from 13 November 1937 to 3 February 1938; Broke his ankle in a truck accident on 4 October 1938 at Falset; Distinguished himself as a stretcher bearer on the last day of action; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 aboard the Duchess of Richmond; Died 26 August 1993 in Kelowna, British Columbia
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Accused of deserting on 10 March 1938; Was considered a bad element, friends with Wharmsby who was considered "a disruptive element"; Accused of chairing an illegal meeting, though the same document says he "later demonstrated his innocence"
Other:
Brother of Clifford Garrow
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 549, ll. 27- 32; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
