Alternate name(s):
Johnson; Koracil; Koroscil
Nickname:
Andy
Date of birth:
Friday, 15 January 1915
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Ukrainian
Profession:
labourer
Hometown(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia; Shore Lake, Manitoba
Education:
public school; barber school
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936; Young Communists League
Prior military experience:
None
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-12-24 sailed
1937-01-06 via Massanet then arrived over Pyrenees
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion
Final status:
MIA/KIA 23 or 24 September 1938 at Ebro, making him the last or one of the last Canadians killed in Spain
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 556, ll. 35a-38; Hoar (as Koroscil); Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
