Alternate name(s):
Leo Hemminki; Hemming
Date of birth:
Thursday, 1 May 1902
Marital status:
Single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
Carpenter, labourer and lumber worker
Hometown(s):
Port Arthur, Ontario; Isojoki, Finland
Education:
elementary education
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Prior military experience:
Served in the Finnish Army's White Guard, 1921-1922, medic
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Machine Gun Company Number 5, possibly as a medic; Served in The Retreats and the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Survived; returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 1027, ll. 22-32; & Delo 128, ll. 23; Momryk; Petrou; Our Boys in Spain; Ancestry, Hoff
