Alternate name(s):
Walter; Wolter; Eskel; Eskehl; Esko
Date of birth:
Saturday, 19 January 1907
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Urjala, Finland
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1930
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-30 arrived via Massanet
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Medical Unit
Final status:
MIA at Caspe; Reported KIA during Aragon retreats
Sources:
Figueres List; List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13; Momryk; Petrou; Our Boys in Spain; Hoff
