Alternate name(s):
John
Date of birth:
Saturday, 26 May 1900
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Hungarian
Profession:
coal miner
Hometown(s):
Creston, British Columbia; Drumheller, Alberta; Nagylózs, Hungary
Date of immigration to Canada:
Saturday, 27 March 1926
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-02-15 via Agullana
Unit:
13 Brigade, 51 Battalion; Cabo on April 1, 1938; Lerida from 8 March 1938 to 24 May 1938; Gandesa during the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA in neck and chest at Gandesa on 28 July 1938; 8 days in hospital at Barcelona; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 aboard the Duchess of Richmond; Died 15 September 1985 in Creston, British Columbia
Sources:
Figueres List; Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 342 ll 2-8; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry, BC Archives; Hoff
