Alternate name(s):
Ernest; Everett; Evett; Karrika; Karrikka
Date of birth:
Saturday, 28 August 1909
Marital status:
Married
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
lumber worker
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario; Kalviala, Finland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1927
Education:
no schooling but learned to read and write
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, Section 4, 1930
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1938-02-08 - sailed
1938-02-22 - arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Machine Gun Company, Runner; Soldado; Trained at the 15 Brigade Instruction Base; To the front 14 March 1938; Served in the Retreats, Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1028, ll. 15-23; Opis 6, Delo 555, ll. 27 (fiche); Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Our Boys in Spain; Hoff
