Alternate name(s):
Peter John; Kosataniuk; Kostinuk
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 4 December 1917
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Ukrainian
Profession:
machinist; mechanic
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Makwa, Ontario
Education:
high technical school (high school with emphasis on trades)
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Prior military experience:
None
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-07-01 over Pyrenees
Unit:
Briefly with the Albacete Auto Park; Trained at Tarazona; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Section 3, Group Leader; Abraham Lincoln Battalion from 5 August 1937; 45 Division Artillery from 28 March to 11 May 1938; 6th Battalion of Zapadores (Sappers/Engineers) 1 May 1938 to 18 July 1938; 14 Brigade, Sapper Company from 18 July to 26 September 1938
Final status:
WIA near Quinto; Sick February and March 1938; Survived; Returned to Canada February 3, 1939, via the Duchess of Richmond.
Disciplinary record in Spain:
In disciplinary battalion while serving with the 45 Division. Jack Taylor, a Communist Party functionary in Canada and Spain, intervened with Gallo, an Italian in the International Brigades leadership, to get Kostaniuk transferred to the Mac Paps.
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 556, ll. 49-61; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 510. ll. 66; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
