Alternate name(s):
Stefan; Kovacz; Kovach; Kovaks; Kovaez
Nickname:
Steve
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 23 September 1903
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Hungarian
Profession:
mechanic
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Lethbridge, Alberta; Cober, Romania
Date of immigration to Canada:
Monday, 30 April 1928
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-30
Unit:
13 Brigade Rakosi Battalion, munitions truck driver; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Sanidad as a driver
Final status:
WIA 13 April 1938 at Lerida, hospitalized from 14-24 April; WIA again 4 August 1938, hospitalized at Santa Coloma 6-14 August; Survived; Returned to Canada on 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Served with the Canadian Army during World War II; Mackenzie Papineau Veterans Association (Toronto)
Other:
Kovacs' file notes he spoke Hungarian, English, Romanian, German, Spanish
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 342, ll. 28-32; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
