Alternate name(s):
Vincent; Brisevic; Bresevac; Brosjevac; Brishivich; Birsivak
Date of birth:
Thursday, 15 August 1895
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Serbian
Profession:
mechanic; lumberjack
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Donja, Velesnja, Croatia
Date of immigration to Canada:
Thursday, 23 April 1925
Education:
Elementary School
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Prior military experience:
World War I, Austro-Hungarian Army
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-06
Unit:
International Brigade Headquarters, quartermaster
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 23 September 1938 on the Duchess of Bedford; Later returned to Croatia; Died 1951 in Sisak, Croatia
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 543, ll. 123; Kraljic; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
