John Shumeker

Alternate name(s): 
Shumaker; Shomaker; Shumega; Szumega; Shumake; Shymega
Jan
Date of Birth: 
circa 1898
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
Ukrainian
Hometown(s): 
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Lacke, Poland
Date of Immigration to Canada: 
1927
Political affiliation: 
Communist Party of Canada
Affiliations to union and social groups: 
Lumber Workers' Industrial Union
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-09-02
Unit: 
13 Brigade; 52 Battalion; Runner; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion: Possibly joined after the end of hostilities on 8 October 1938
Final status: 
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Involved with the MacPap Veterans Association (Toronto)
Sources: 
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 570, ll. 116-117 (under Szumega, Jan); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 569, ll. 48-51; Momryk; Petrou
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z