Alternate name(s):
Edward John; Komodofsky
Date of birth:
Monday, 20 May 1912
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Polish
Profession:
teacher; labourer on the Canadian National Railway
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Garson, Manitoba; Cooks Creek, Manitoba; The Pas, Manitoba
Education:
high school
Political affiliation:
Most likely joined the Communist Party in Spain; AF
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
between 1937-07-17 and 1937-08-02
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Company 2, Section 1, observer; served at Fuentes de Ebro, Center, Teruel and Ebro offensive
Final status:
Survived; WIA with shrapnel to shoulder and back, September 10, 1938; hospitalized in Vich from September 14 to October 24,1938 for shoulder injury; returned to Canada February 3, 1939 via the Duchess of Richmond; visited Spain with Veterans Delegation in September 1979; d. 1996
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI; Fond 545; Opis 6; Delo 556; ll. 23-30a; Opis 3; Delo 510; ll. 63; NAC; M-P Collection; Dent; V. 3, F. 22; Subject Files; Komodowski, Edward J., Correspondence, manuscript for book based on SCW diary,1979, 1981, and no date; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
