Alternate name(s):
Preston; James; William; Henry
Date of Birth:
circa 1894
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Irish
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1920
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of the United States of America
Prior military experience:
World War I; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Irish Republican Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-11-00
Unit:
Trained in 5 Recruit Company Tarazona; Instruction Battalion; Instructor; Served at the front during the Retreats
Final status:
WIA, hit by tank March 1938; Survived; Returned to Canada 1939; d. 1978
Sources:
McLoughlin; Momryk; Petrou
