Thomas Aucoin

Thomas Aucoin
Alternate name(s): 
Edward; Aucdin; Locoin; Tommy; Will; party name Wills, Tom
Date of birth: 
Tuesday, 20 April 1915
Marital status: 
single
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
French Canadian
Profession: 
worker
Hometown(s): 
Vancouver, British Columbia; Nanaimo, British Columbia; Joliette, Quebec
Education: 
high school, 1 year
Political affiliation: 
Communist Party of Canada, 1936; Young Communist League
Affiliations to union and social groups: 
Relief Project Workers' Union
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-09-26
Unit: 
Trained with the 3rd Battalion of Instruction at Tarazona; Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, Transmissions, October 10 through December 13, 1937; Transferred to Transmissiones December 13, 1937-June 1, 1938; Lincoln-Washington Battalion, Transmissiones June 1, 1938 to September 22, 1938; Served at Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel (Celedas), Segura de los Baños, Retreats (Caspe, Belchite); Ebro Offensive
Final status: 
Survived; Returned to Canada on February 3, 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II; Member of Mac-Pap Veterans Association (West); Died October 20, 1978, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Sources: 
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 541; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Findagrave; BC Archives.
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