Date of birth:
Monday, 15 March 1909
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
tanner; sailor
Hometown(s):
Collingwood, Ontario; Calgary, Alberta; Windsor, Ontario
Education:
high school, 2 months
Political affiliation:
May have joined the Communist Party of Canada, 1928
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-24 or 1937-10-22
Unit:
35th Battery, 4th Artillery Group, anti-tank/anti-aircraft; Sergeant; Served at Teruel and the Levante
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 11 February 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Died 22 July 1957 in Vancouver, British Columbia; Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 548, ll. 59-64; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives; Hoff
