Michael Benter

Michael Benter
Alternate name(s): 
Binter
Bender
Nickname: 
Mick
Date of birth: 
Monday, 4 September 1899
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
Austrian
Profession: 
railway worker; factory worker; laborer
Hometown(s): 
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Keunweg, Austria
Date of immigration to Canada: 
Sunday, 13 March 1927
Education: 
Formal education ended at age 14
Political affiliation: 
Communist Party of Canada, 1932
Affiliations to union and social groups: 
Single Men's Unemployed Association
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-07-10 sailed
1937-07-29 arrived
Unit: 
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 2, Stretcher bearer
Final status: 
KIA 10 August 1938 at Gandesa, Ebro Offensive
Sources: 
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 509, ll. 32; Hoar (as Binter); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
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