Date of birth:
Sunday, 22 December 1912
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Jewish
Profession:
pharmacist
Hometown(s):
Edmonton, Alberta; Vancouver, British Columbia; Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political affiliation:
May have been a member of the Communist Party of Canada, 1936; Young Communist League 1932
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-17
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 2, from 17 March 1938; 15 Brigade Medical Unit: Tarancon Hospital, 29 April 1938; Served in The Retreats and Ebro Offensive including Sierra Pandols
Final status:
Mistakenly reported MIA April 1938; Survived; Returned 3 February 1939, on the Duchess of Richmond; Died 13 October 1999 in Edmonton, Alberta
Disciplinary record in Spain:
During an air raid in Marsa, May 1938, prohibited two local women from entering a shelter. Sentenced to two weeks in jail for this offense although he thought he was following proper procedures by keeping them out.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 545, ll. 24-29; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
