Alternate name(s):
Dendy; Dandy; Gendy
Nickname:
Jack
Date of Birth:
24 Aug 1903
Marital status:
married to Catherine
Children:
5
Profession:
clerk
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1928
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-24 sailed
1937-05-22 arrived
Unit:
Transport
Final status:
Survived; Returned in October 1937; Critical of the International Brigades on his return
Other:
Denby was arrested entering Spain from France on 28 March 1937 and served 20 days in a French prison with Tauno Sundstrom, William Gordon, Peter Ambrosiak, and Alexander MacLare as part of the Joe Dallet group
Sources:
Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
