Alternate name(s):
George
Nickname:
Geo
Date of birth:
Sunday, 20 November 1904
Marital status:
married to Taiza
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Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
miner
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Wawel, Grodno, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 6 May 1928
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1931
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-02
Unit:
Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion
Final status:
Captured 17 March 1938; POW at San Pedro de Cardeñas; Exchanged on 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada on 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Died in 1981
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña.The testimony is in Russian, but an English translation is accessible via the "text" button in the top right of the viewer.
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 558, ll. 57 (voir arch gen, ver ar gen ingles); Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Findagrave
