Alternate name(s):
Francois; Billedeau; Biladeau; Bilodeaux
Date of birth:
Sunday, 26 March 1905
Ethnicity/Nationality:
French Canadian
Profession:
pilot; office worker
Hometown(s):
Quebec City, Quebec; Montreal, Quebec
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1936-12-25 left; 1937-03-14 arrived
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion, medical service; Section commander of first Canadian section at front; Appointed Secretary to the Administrator of Pontoons Hospital
Final status:
Awarded a watch for bravery at Jarama for bringing in "a number of wounded comrades"; Hospitalized for illness; Scheduled for repatration; Returned to Canada 21 July 1938
Sources:
RGASPI 545/6/543/ll. 22-23; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff; Hello Canada!, pg. 11
