Alternate name(s):
John
Nickname:
Pop
Date of birth:
Sunday, 2 February 1896
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
steamfitter
Hometown(s):
Windsor, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Liberal Party
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-19 arrived
Unit:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion, one of 40 Canadians transferred into the battalion on 5 June 1937, Sergeant; Fought at Brunete, Belchite, Fuentes, Teruel, and Catalonia
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 8 August 1938
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 543, ll. 134 (fiche), 139; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 51 ll 134; Petrou; Hoff; Ancestry
