Date of birth:
Friday, 8 February 1895
Marital status:
later married to Margaret
Profession:
truck driver; cargo supervisor
Hometown(s):
Crane Valley, Saskatchewan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Hamilton, Ontario
Education:
high school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Prior military experience:
Fought during World War I; Private with the Scots Rifles, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 1916-1919
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-09
Unit:
Transport; Regiment de Tren; Centre of Recuperation of the Olot in rear
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 16 September 1938 on the Duchess of Bedford; Died in 1976
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 575, ll. 135-136; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives
