Alternate name(s):
Kolaby; Kobal; Korbally; Koboly; Andrej; Ondrej; Andras
Date of birth:
Saturday, 1 July 1899
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ruthenian
Profession:
carpenter
Hometown(s):
Edenwold, Saskatchewan; Toronto, Ontario; Czechoslovakia
Date of Immigration to Canada:
1925
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada; Co-operative Commonwealth Federation; Communist Party of Spain
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-14 - arrived
Unit:
129 Brigade; Dimitrov Battalion; Machine Gun Company; gunner; mechanic; served at Villores, Moncora, Vanaroz, Dorya Cabeza de Blanco
Final status:
WIA; Survived; Returned to Canada February 23, 1939 via the Duchess of York; Returned to Czechoslovakia.
Other:
MacPap Veterans Association (Toronto);
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 556, ll. 1-3; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry
