Alternate name(s):
Sawkin
Savkiv
Date of Birth:
1908 or 1916
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
chauffeur; truck driver
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Strutyn-Nizhny, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 14 April 1929
Education:
Up to grade 8
Political affiliation:
Young Communist League, 1929; Communist Party of Canada, 1937
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-22
Unit:
15 Brigade Auto Park; Regiment de Tren; 13 Brigade Auto Park; 12 Brigade Auto Park; 5th Corps; Driver
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 568, ll. 39-44; Momryk; Petrou
