Alternate name(s):
Hanson; Henson
Nickname:
Hans
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 1 December 1908
Marital status:
married Spanish nurse in Spain
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Danish
Profession:
machinist
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Debbestruo, Denmark
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1928
Political affiliation:
No party affiliation when he arrived in Spain, but joined the Communist Party in Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-02-10
Unit:
Medical Unit; Regiment de Tren
Final status:
Survived; Requested repatriation because his passport was about to expire; Returned 13 June 1938; Died the 28 March 1939 in Winnipeg of complications from wounds from Spain
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 430; Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 55; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
