Alternate name(s):
Gabriel; Daniel
Nickname:
Dan
Date of birth:
Sunday, 27 December 1903
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
blacksmith; bush worker; railway worker
Hometown(s):
Kenora, Ontario; Port Arthur, Ontario; Borzezow, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Tuesday, 3 April 1928
Education:
No formal education
Political affiliation:
He says no party affiliation; Communist Party of Spain claims he is a member; anti-fascist
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-10-20 left for Spain
1937-10-31 arrived
Unit:
Trained at Base Number 1; 13th Brigade Bombrowski; Assigned 16 February 1938 to the 52nd Brigade Palafox,Taras Shevchenko Company; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Lieutenant; Served at Extramadura, Belchite-Caspe, Mora del Ebro, Ebro Offensive
Final status:
WIA; Survived; Returned on the Alien List of the Duchess of Richmond 3 February 1939; Served with the Canadian Army during World War II; Died 24 October 1981
Other:
Brother of volunteer Stepan Gabrylyk; Spoke Russian, Polish, and English
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 549, ll. 2-7; NAC, M-P Collection, Dent, V. 3, F. 6, Subject Files, Gabriel, Dan: Press Obituary (Ukrainian text), 1982; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
