Ivan Kerdiak

Alternate name(s): 
Kerdik; Kurdiak; Keekiak; John; Jan
Date of birth: 
Saturday, 14 January 1905
Marital status: 
married - Ann
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
Ukrainian
Profession: 
miner; farmer; railroad worker; elevator operator
Hometown(s): 
South Porcupine, Ontario; Poland
Date of immigration to Canada: 
Saturday, 4 August 1928
Education: 
public school in Austria
Political affiliation: 
Not a member of the Communist Party
Affiliations to union and social groups: 
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers; Canadian Labor Defence League; Ukrainian Labour Farmer Temple Association
Prior military experience: 
People's Army in Ukraine at age 14
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-08-18
Unit: 
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Served at Belchite, Caspe, Gandesa
Final status: 

Survived; Returned to Canada May 6, 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford

Other: 
Member of the MacPap Veterans Association (Toronto).
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