Janos Gal was a Hungarian-born Canadian from Lethbridge, Alberta. He only a spoke limited English. In Canada, he was a member of the Communist Party and the Workers' Defence League, and was active in workers' action during the 1930s. In Spain, he served in the Rakoski Battalion, fighting at Saragossa, Extramadura, Caspe and Tardentia. He was wounded in action twice, in August 1937 and March 1938, but he survived the war. He returned to Canada in February of 1939 and eventually returned to live in Hungary.
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