Alternate name(s):
Josef; Joseph; Bello; Ballo
Date of birth:
Friday, 16 June 1905
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Hungarian
Profession:
factory worker; coal delivery driver
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Kapuskasing, Ontario; Coldwater, Ontario; Harskut, Hungary
Date of immigration to Canada:
Monday, 10 June 1929
Education:
public school in Hungary until age 13
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Prior military experience:
Czechoslovakian Army, 18 months from 1925-7, 4 Regiment and 42 Regiment rifleman and motorcycle courier, Corporal
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-01
Unit:
Albacete Auto Park; 1 Regiment de Tren; Autonomous transportation unit attacked to Army of the Ebro; 35 Division; Director of propaganda; Served at Brunete, Belchite, Teruel, Retreats, Ebro Front
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Other:
Bollo's file says he spoke Hungarian, English, Russian, Czech or Slovak, and Spanish.
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Fond 543, ll. 66-76; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
