Alternate name(s):
Richards; Wood; John; Rick; Charles
Date of birth:
Thursday, 5 April 1917
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
French Canadian
Profession:
labourer; house painter
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; German, Vancouver
Education:
"ordinary" education
Political affiliation:
May have joined the Communist Party of Canada, 1935
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-20 sailed to Spain
1937-03-02 arrived
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion, Company 1; 4th Grupo, 152nd Artillery; Rank Soldado
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 11 February 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Spent remainder of life in a mental institution; Died 1950
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 565, ll. 56-58; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives
