Alternate name(s):
Gledhill; Gladhill; Glenhill
Nickname:
Tom
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 17 June 1913
Marital status:
Single, later married Mabel Ames
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Hometown(s):
Sheffield, England; Vancouver, British Columbia
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-14
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
WIA; Reported MIA/POW April 1938 at Gandesa; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Died 23 June 1984 in Delta, British Columbia
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Accused of deserting in Gandesa, May 1938; Send to Division under guard and incarcerated at Badalona; Report dated 21 May 1938 indicated he should be returned to service
Other:
Communist Party interviewer noted he should be recruited
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 549, ll. 66-67; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives; Hoff
