Alternate name(s):
Myers, Myroviuk; Meyers
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 19 May 1915
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Ukrainian
Profession:
blacksmith; mechanic
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; Andrew, Alberta
Education:
high school, 3 years
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936; Young Communist League, 1936
Prior military experience:
Canadian Militia, 14 weeks in Alberta Mounted Rifles
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-10-15 arrived
Unit:
24th Battalion, Company 3; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 1: Commissar; Corporal and Sergeant
Final status:
WIA on 25 July 1938 at Ebro crossing; Survived; Returned to Canada in 1939
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 148-154; and 167 -170 (under Myroniuk); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 36 (ver ar gen can); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 543; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
