Alternate name(s):
Sam; Samford
Date of Birth:
circa 1909
Marital status:
single; possibly married Sylvia Louise Bean
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
machinist; mechanic; plumber
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Vancouver, British Columbia
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Prior military experience:
Canadian Militia
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-06
Unit:
Auto Park
Final status:
MIA April 1938 at Gandesa
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Listed as a deserter in a letter to the Friends of the Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, May 1938
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 562; ll. 3 (Fiche); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
