Alternate name(s):
William; Wasyl; Bill; Kostiuk; Kotniunch
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 2 January 1901
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian
Profession:
labourer
Hometown(s):
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Poswierz, Poland
Date of immigration to Canada:
Sunday, 14 March 1926
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada; May have left the party in 1931
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-15 - sailed
1937-06-11 - arrived via Massanet
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3; Transferred to the 13 Brigade 6 November 1937; Transferred to 35 Division Cavalry, July 1938; 13 Brigade, 52 Battalion; Served at Huesca, Teruel, Extramadura, Belchite, Lerida, and Ebro Front
Final status:
Hospitalized at Murcia; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond
Disciplinary record in Spain:
Accused of deserting on 5 May 1938; Arrested at Figueras; Sent to fortifications building labour battalion, later sent to Badalona
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 556, ll. 70-75; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
