Alternate name(s):
Tommy Burns; Bell
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 18 October 1910
Marital status:
married
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Scottish
Profession:
tailor
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Vancouver, British Columbia; Scotland
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party; No party affiliation
Prior military experience:
reserves in Winnipeg: Third Field Ambulance
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-01
Unit:
Medical Unit, 86 Brigade; Trained first aid men; Assigned to hospitals; Worked mostly with Americans
Final status:
Survived; Returned 'demoralized' on 29 October 1938; Served in the Canadian Army with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa in WWII
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 48-49, 51; NAC, M-P Collection, Hoar, V. 1, F. 7, Accounts of Experiences in Spain, n.d.; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
