Alternate name(s):
Stuart; Paddy O'Neil; Patrick O'Neill
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 18 December 1900
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Irish
Profession:
lumber worker
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; Ireland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
circa 1920
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Involvement in On-to-Ottawa Trek:
Participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
Prior military experience:
World War I British Army, 1917-1926, France, India, and Mandatory Iraq/Mesopotamia
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-30
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion, Company 3, Section 3; Section leader of the Canadians at Brunete, according to the publication Volunteer for Liberty, 7 March 1938; Sergeant
Final status:
KIA 6 July 1937 at Brunete
Other:
Homer was expelled from Canada and sent to the United Kingdom before travelling to Spain
Sources:
Americans and Canadians Killed in Spain Complete list to Nov. 15, 1937 (under O’Neil); McLoughlin (under O’Neil); Hoar; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
