Alternate name(s):
Maketa; Makela; Antamo; Utamo; Utano
Date of birth:
Sunday, 23 April 1899
Marital status:
married to Santeri
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
miner; journalist
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario; Sudbury, Ontario; Vimpeli, Finland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
November 1928
Political affiliation:
Expelled from the Communist Party of Canada in 1934; He was readmitted to the party in Spain
Prior military experience:
Served in the Finnish Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-11 arrived
Unit:
Partisans; 129 Brigade; 155 Brigade; Machine Gun Company; Rank Sargento and Teniente
Final status:
WIA 22 September 1938; Survived; Returned on 24 February 1939 on the Duchess of York
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 558, ll. 29-32; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1030, ll. 2-4; RCMP Personal History File; Liversedge; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Our Boys in Spain
