George James Taylor

Photo of George Taylor
Date of birth: 
Sunday, 13 June 1915
Marital status: 
single
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
English
Profession: 
secretary
Hometown(s): 
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Blackwood, Wales
Date of immigration to Canada: 
Sunday, 12 May 1929
Education: 
high school
Political affiliation: 
Young Communist League, 1933; Communist Party of Canada, 1934; Communist Party of Spain, 1938
Affiliations to union and social groups: 
United Socialist Youth
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-03-11 or 1937-11-04
Unit: 
Trained with 2nd Battalion of Instruction, Company 3; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 2; Political commissar; Served at Belchite, Lecera, Hijar, Caspe, Calaceite, Gandesa and Ebro Offensive
Final status: 

Hospitalized; Survived; Returned to Canada on 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Later worked with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation; Visited Spain with the Veterans' Delegation in September 1979; Died in 2003

Sources: 
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 571, ll. 9-14; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
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