Alternate name(s):
Harry; Royton; Hasketh
Date of birth:
Thursday, 1 February 1906
Ethnicity/Nationality:
English
Profession:
steelworker
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Royton, England
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 26 June 1925
Political affiliation:
Once belonged to the Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-25
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
Captured and held at San pedro de Cardenas Prison; POW; Exchanged 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned 6 May 1937; Fought during World War II with the Canadian Army; Died 20 May 1990 in Burnaby, British Columbia
Other:
He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 112-113; Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; BC Archives; Hoff
