Alternate name(s):
Da Silva
Date of Birth:
24 December 1906 or 1902
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
worker; general labourer
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Cumberland, Canada
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Prior military experience:
Army of Liberation in Mexico, 4 months
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-02-16 via Agullana
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3; Rank Soldato
Final status:
Deserted, travelled to Tarazona and Barcelona, where he was arrested 30 April 1938; In camp from 3 May 1938
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Listed as a deserter at Mora la Nueva on 16 April 1938
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 546, ll. 15-17; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
