Alternate name(s):
Gangarossa; Joe; Joseph
Date of birth:
Monday, 22 May 1911
Marital status:
single; married Elena Caluori in 1940
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Italian
Profession:
Cabinet maker
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec
Education:
public school, 6 years
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-24
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Communications; Transmissions; Served on the Aragon and Teruel fronts
Final status:
Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Died 3 July 1975
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 453, ll. 42- “Canad-Amer. Arrivan, 27/9/37”; Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 549, ll. 14-17; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
