Alternate name(s):
Elias; Aviezer; Illia; Ili; Avinger
Albert Eli Levson
Date of birth:
Sunday, 15 April 1894
Marital status:
married to Mary Fischtrom
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Jewish
Profession:
chauffeur; teacher
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec; Estevan, Saskatchewan; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Belarus
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Prior military experience:
WWI Canadian Army Medical Services: Served as an ambulance driver
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-01-14 arrived
Unit:
Lincoln Battalion
Final status:
KIA 22 February 1937 at Jarama
Other:
Travelled to Leningrad in 1936
Sources:
Americans and Canadians Killed in Spain Complete list to Nov. 15, 1937; List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 541; NAC, M-P Collection, Hoar, V. 1, F. 10 Death and Disappearance Certificates, (2/22/37); Hoar; Momryk; Petrou.
