Alternate name(s):
Russel
Nickname:
Mike
Date of birth:
Sunday, 5 September 1909
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Irish
Profession:
cook
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec; Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Saturday, 6 July 1929
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1931
Prior military experience:
Irish Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-05 arrived in France
Unit:
Connolly Column, Lincoln Battalion
Final status:
Possibly POW 20 January 1938, more likely KIA 27 February 1937
Sources:
List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13 (lists 2/27); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 51, ll. 11 “Missing Probably Dead Complete to Sept. 10, 1937”; Opis 6, Delo 567, ll. 31 (ver ar gen cana/amer); Hoar; McLoughlin; Momryk; Petrou
