Alternate name(s):
John Gall; Gaal
Date of birth:
Sunday, 14 February 1904
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Hungarian
Hometown(s):
Lethbridge, Alberta; Galambek, Hungary
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada 1933; Communist Party of Spain; Berger and Edo said he should be recruited as a cadre
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-23
Unit:
Rakoski Battalion; Served at Saragossa, Extramadura, Caspe and Tardentia
Final status:
WIA on Saragossa Front 29 August 1937 and again 13 March 1938 at Caspe; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Returned to Hungary
Other:
Spoke Hungarian and only a little English. Not to be confused with Janos Galicz, also known as General Janos Gal or Gahl.
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 328 as Juan Gaal, ll. 19, 20, 22.; Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 325, ll. 8; Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 329, Il. 94; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry; Hoff
